English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin quattuorvir.

Noun edit

quattuorvir (plural quattuorvirs or quattuorviri)

  1. (historical) A member of a quattuorvirate; one of four people associated in some office.

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

From quattuor ("four") + vir ("man").

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

quattuorvir m (genitive quattuorvirī); second declension

  1. (especially in plural) A board of four men

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (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 edit

  • quattuorvir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.