What does quadrāgēnus mean in Latin?

quadrāgēnus, a numeral, means “forty each; forty at a time”.

Which English words come from quadrāgēnus?

English words that go back to Latin quadrāgēnus include quadragenarian, quadragenary, quadragenarious and carene.

numeralfirst/second-declension numeral

quadrāgēnus (feminine quadrāgēna, neuter quadrāgēnum)

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	quadrāgēnus	quadrāgēna	quadrāgēnum
genitive	quadrāgēnī	quadrāgēnae	quadrāgēnī
dative	quadrāgēnō	quadrāgēnae	quadrāgēnō
accusative	quadrāgēnum	quadrāgēnam	quadrāgēnum
ablative	quadrāgēnō	quadrāgēnā	quadrāgēnō
vocative	quadrāgēne	quadrāgēna	quadrāgēnum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	quadrāgēnī	quadrāgēnae	quadrāgēna
genitive	quadrāgēnum quadrāgēnōrum	quadrāgēnum quadrāgēnārum	quadrāgēnum quadrāgēnōrum
dative	quadrāgēnīs	quadrāgēnīs	quadrāgēnīs
accusative	quadrāgēnōs	quadrāgēnās	quadrāgēna
ablative	quadrāgēnīs	quadrāgēnīs	quadrāgēnīs
vocative	quadrāgēnī	quadrāgēnae	quadrāgēna

Equivalent to quadrāgintā + -nus.

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