Quinquatrus
English
Noun
Quinquatrus
- Synonym of Quinquatria.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From quīnque, i.e. feast held on the fifth day after the Ides of March.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʷiːŋˈkʷaː.truːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kʷiŋˈkʷaː.t̪rus]
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.
| 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.