Quinquatrus
English
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From quīnque, i.e. feast held on the fifth day after the Ides of March.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷiːnˈkʷaː.truːs/, [kʷiːŋˈkʷäːt̪ruːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwinˈkwa.trus/, [kwiŋˈkwäːt̪rus]
Proper noun
Quīnquātrūs f pl (genitive Quīnquātruum); fourth declension
- A festival held in honor of the goddess Minerva, held on the fifth day after the Ides.
Declension
Fourth-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Quīnquātrūs |
| Genitive | Quīnquātruum |
| Dative | Quīnquātribus Quīnquātrubus |
| Accusative | Quīnquātrūs |
| Ablative | Quīnquātribus Quīnquātrubus |
| Vocative | Quīnquātrūs |
References
- “Quinquatrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Quinquatrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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