quattuorvir

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin quattuorvir.

Noun

quattuorvir (plural quattuorvirs or quattuorviri)

  1. (historical) A member of a quattuorvirate; one of four people associated in some office.

Related terms

Latin

Etymology

From quattuor ("four") + vir ("man").

Pronunciation

Noun

quattuorvir m (genitive quattuorvirī); second declension

  1. (especially in plural) A board of four men

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative quattuorvir quattuorvirī
Genitive quattuorvirī quattuorvirōrum
Dative quattuorvirō quattuorvirīs
Accusative quattuorvirum quattuorvirōs
Ablative quattuorvirō quattuorvirīs
Vocative quattuorvir quattuorvirī

References

  • quattuorvir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.