quadrigrade

English

Etymology

From quadri- +‎ grade. Compare Japanese 四段 (yodan).

Adjective

quadrigrade (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Belonging to a certain conjugation class of verbs in Old Japanese or Classical Japanese, so called due to their use of four vowels (grades or rows on the gojūon chart).
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