quindecimvir
English
Etymology
From Latin quīndecimvir
Noun
quindecimvir (plural quindecimvirs or quindecimviri)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) Any member of a group of fifteen officials.
Related terms
- quindecimviral
- quindecimvirate
Latin
Etymology
From quīndecim (“fifteen”) + vir (“man”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷiːn.deˈkim.wir/, [kᶣiːn.dɛˈkɪm.wɪr]
Noun
quīndecimvir m (genitive quīndecimvirī); second declension
- (especially in plural) quindecimvir
Declension
Second declension, nominative singular in -r.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | quīndecimvir | quīndecimvirī |
Genitive | quīndecimvirī | quīndecimvirōrum |
Dative | quīndecimvirō | quīndecimvirīs |
Accusative | quīndecimvirum | quīndecimvirōs |
Ablative | quīndecimvirō | quīndecimvirīs |
Vocative | quīndecimvir | quīndecimvirī |
References
- quindecimvir in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- quindecimvir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette