LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
numeralfirst/second-declension numeral

quadrāgēsimus

quadrāgēsimus (feminine quadrāgēsima, neuter quadrāgēsimum)
Classical[kʷa.draːˈɡeː.sɪ.mʊs]Ecclesiastical[kʷa.draˈd͡ʒɛː.s̬i.mus]
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Meaning

  1. numeralfortieth

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativequadrāgēsimusquadrāgēsimaquadrāgēsimum
genitivequadrāgēsimīquadrāgēsimaequadrāgēsimī
dativequadrāgēsimōquadrāgēsimaequadrāgēsimō
accusativequadrāgēsimumquadrāgēsimamquadrāgēsimum
ablativequadrāgēsimōquadrāgēsimāquadrāgēsimō
vocativequadrāgēsimequadrāgēsimaquadrāgēsimum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativequadrāgēsimīquadrāgēsimaequadrāgēsima
genitivequadrāgēsimōrumquadrāgēsimārumquadrāgēsimōrum
dativequadrāgēsimīsquadrāgēsimīsquadrāgēsimīs
accusativequadrāgēsimōsquadrāgēsimāsquadrāgēsima
ablativequadrāgēsimīsquadrāgēsimīsquadrāgēsimīs
vocativequadrāgēsimīquadrāgēsimaequadrāgēsima

quā^drāgēsĭmus (old form † quā^-drāgensŭmus, Num. ap. Eckh. D. N. 6, p. 296), a, um, adj. quadraginta.
I. The fortieth: pars quadragesima, Cato, R. R. 23, 2: nono et quadragesimo die, Varr. ap. Gell. 3, 10, 7: anno fere centesimo et quadragesimo, Cic. Rep. 2, 15, 29; id. Fam. 10, 33, 5: pars quadragesima octava, Col. 5, 1, 9; Plin. 2, 8, 6, § 37.—
II. Subst.: quā^-drāgēsĭma, ae, f. (sc. pars), the fortieth part, a fortieth: quadragesima summae, Suet. Calig. 40.—
B. In partic.
1. As a tax, the fortieth part, a fortieth (as with us, a tenth, a tithe): abolitio quadragesimae quinquagesimaeque, Tac. A. 13, 51: quadragesimae portorium sive vectigal, Symm. Ep. 5, 65: publicum quadragesimae in Asiā egit, Suet. Vesp. 1: C. ATIO ALCIMO FELICIANO ... PROG. QVADRAG. GALLIARVM, Inscr. Maff. Mus. Veron.; cf. abbrev., TABVLARIVS XXXX. GALLIAR., Inscr. Orell. 3344.—
2. In eccl. Lat., the Christian fast of forty days, Lent, Hier. Ep. 41, 3.

Origins

From quadrāgintā (“forty”) + -ēsimus (“-th”).

Descendants
  • Catalanquadragèsim
  • Italianquadragesimo
  • Portuguesequadragésimo
  • Spanishcuadragésimo

Quick answers

What does quadrāgēsimus mean in Latin?
quadrāgēsimus, a numeral, means “fortieth”.
How do you pronounce quadrāgēsimus?
In classical Latin, [kʷa.draːˈɡeː.sɪ.mʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷa.draˈd͡ʒɛː.s̬i.mus].