quadrupes

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Alternative forms

Etymology

quadru- (“four”) +‎ pēs (“foot”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

quadrupēs (genitive quadrupedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. galloping
  2. moving on all fours
  3. four-legged, quadrupedal

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative quadrupēs quadrupedēs quadrupedia
genitive quadrupedis quadrupedium
dative quadrupedī quadrupedibus
accusative quadrupedem quadrupēs quadrupedēs quadrupedia
ablative quadrupedī quadrupedibus
vocative quadrupēs quadrupedēs quadrupedia

Descendants

  • → Catalan: quadrúpede (learned)
  • → English: quadruped

Noun

quadrupēs m or f or n (genitive quadrupedis); third declension

  1. a quadruped
    • 4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De Re Rustica 11.2.14:
      His etiam diebus maturi agni et reliqui fetus pecudum, nec minus maiora quadrupedia charactere signari debent.
      • 1955 translation by E. S. Forster, Edward H. Heffner
        In these days, too, early lambs and the other young of cattle and the larger four-footed beasts also ought to be marked with the branding-iron.
    • 4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De Re Rustica 11.2.33:
      Quin etiam pecus lanatum ceteraque quadripedia tempus idoneum est castrandi.
      • 1955 translation by E. S. Forster, Edward H. Heffner
        It is also a suitable time for castrating woolly cattle and the other four-footed beasts.

Usage notes

  • As a noun, it can be masculine, feminine (agreeing with bēstia) or neuter (agreeing with animal).
  • The non-neuter declension appears to be non-i-stem, while the neuter declension appears to be pure neuter i-stem; but usage was somewhat fluid.
  • It appears to be slightly more likely to have the meaning "beast of burden" when masculine.

Declension

non-neuter: Third-declension noun.
singular plural
nominative quadrupēs quadrupedēs
genitive quadrupedis quadrupedum
dative quadrupedī quadrupedibus
accusative quadrupedem quadrupedēs
ablative quadrupede quadrupedibus
vocative quadrupēs quadrupedēs
neuter: Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
singular plural
nominative quadrupēs quadrupedia
genitive quadrupedis quadrupedium
dative quadrupedī quadrupedibus
accusative quadrupēs quadrupedia
ablative quadrupedī quadrupedibus
vocative quadrupēs quadrupedia

References

  • “quadrupes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “quadrupes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quadrupes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “quadrupes”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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