quadricornis
Latin
Etymology
From quadri- + cornis.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷa.driˈkor.nis/, [kʷäd̪rɪˈkɔrnɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwa.driˈkor.nis/, [kwäd̪riˈkɔrnis]
Adjective
quadricornis (neuter quadricorne); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (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.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | 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