quaternitas

Latin

Etymology

From quaternus +‎ -tās, from quater (“four times”), from quattuor (“four”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kʷaˈter.ni.taːs/, [kʷäˈt̪ɛrnɪt̪äːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwaˈter.ni.tas/, [kwäˈt̪ɛrnit̪äs]

Noun

quaternitās f (genitive quaternitātis); third declension

tetrad, group of four elements, foursome, quartet
Synonym: quaterniō

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	quaternitās	quaternitātēs
Genitive	quaternitātis	quaternitātum
Dative	quaternitātī	quaternitātibus
Accusative	quaternitātem	quaternitātēs
Ablative	quaternitāte	quaternitātibus
Vocative	quaternitās	quaternitātēs

Descendants

English: quaternity
French: quaternité
German: Quaternität
Italian: quaternità
Spanish: cuaternidad

References

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

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