Quartadecimani
Latin
Etymology
From quārtadecima (diēs) (“fourteenth (day)”) + -ānī, after Classical quārtadecimānī (“soldiers of the fourteenth legion”). Compare to Tessarescaedecatītae.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷaːr.ta.de.kiˈmaː.niː/, [kʷäːrt̪äd̪ɛkɪˈmäːniː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwar.ta.de.t͡ʃiˈma.ni/, [kwärt̪äd̪et͡ʃiˈmäːni]
Proper noun
Quārtadecimānī m pl (genitive Quārtadecimānōrum); second declension
- a name given to the followers of the fourth-century heretical movement of Audianism which honored the death of Christ on the eve of Jewish Passover on fourteenth day of Nisan instead of Easter Sunday; Quartodecimans, Audians
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Quārtadecimānī |
| Genitive | Quārtadecimānōrum |
| Dative | Quārtadecimānīs |
| Accusative | Quārtadecimānōs |
| Ablative | Quārtadecimānīs |
| Vocative | Quārtadecimānī |
Synonyms
- Audiānī
- Tessarescaedecatītae
Related terms
- quārtadecimānī
Descendants
- English: Quartodeciman