Quinquatrus
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]Quinquatrus
- Synonym of Quinquatria
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From quīnque, i.e. feast held on the fifth day after the Ides of March.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kʷiːnˈkʷaː.truːs/, [kʷiːŋˈkʷäːt̪ruːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwinˈkwa.trus/, [kwiŋˈkwäːt̪rus]
Proper noun
[edit]Quīnquātrūs f pl (genitive Quīnquātruum); fourth declension
- A festival held in honor of the goddess Minerva, held on the fifth day after the Ides.
Declension
[edit]Fourth-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Quīnquātrūs |
| genitive | Quīnquātruum |
| dative | Quīnquātribus Quīnquātrubus |
| accusative | Quīnquātrūs |
| ablative | Quīnquātribus Quīnquātrubus |
| vocative | Quīnquātrūs |
References
[edit]- “Quinquatrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Quinquatrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.