quattuorvir
English
Alternative forms
- quadrumvir, quartumvir
- (misspelling): quatuorvir
Etymology
From Latin quattuorvir
Noun
quattuorvir (plural quattuorvirs or quattuorviri)
- (historical) A member of a quattuorvirate; one of four people associated in some office.
Related terms
- quattuorviral
- quattuorvirate
Latin
Etymology
From quattuor ("four") + vir ("man").
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷat.tuˈor.wir/, [kʷat.tʊˈɔr.wɪr]
Noun
quattuorvir m (genitive quattuorvirī); second declension
- (especially in plural) A board of four men
Declension
Second declension, 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