quadricornis

Latin

Etymology

From quadri- +‎ cornis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʷa.driˈkor.nis/, [kʷäd̪rɪˈkɔrnɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwa.driˈkor.nis/, [kwäd̪riˈkɔrnis]

Adjective

quadricornis (neuter quadricorne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) four-horned

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	quadricornis	quadricorne		quadricornēs	quadricornia
genitive	quadricornis			quadricornium
dative	quadricornī			quadricornibus
accusative	quadricornem	quadricorne		quadricornēs quadricornīs	quadricornia
ablative	quadricornī			quadricornibus
vocative	quadricornis	quadricorne		quadricornēs	quadricornia

Descendants

• Sardinian: battigoru