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Italian
Etymology
From Latin quaternārius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwa.terˈna.rjo/
- Rhymes: -arjo
- Hyphenation: qua‧ter‧nà‧rio
Adjective
quaternario (feminine quaternaria, masculine plural quaternari, feminine plural quaternarie)
- quaternary (all senses)
Noun
quaternario m (plural quaternari)
- Quaternary
- A line of verse containing four syllables (in classical Italian verse)
Further reading
- quaternario in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
quaternāriō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of quaternārius