adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
quadricolor
quadricolor (genitive quadricolōris)
Classical[kʷaˈdrɪ.kɔ.ɫɔr]Ecclesiastical[kʷaˈdriː.ko.lor]
Meaning
- Medieval Latinone terminationfour-coloured
Quadricolor enim est et ex omnibus elimentis in se rapit species; de caelo enim trahit igneum colorem, de aquis purpureum, de aere album, de terris colligit nigrum.
Isidorus Hispalensis, De natura rerum, 31, 2. In: Isidori Hispalensis de natura rerum liber recensvit Gustavus Becker, Berlin, 1857, p. 58
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | quadricolor | quadricolor | quadricolor |
| genitive | quadricolōris | quadricolōris | quadricolōris |
| dative | quadricolōrī | quadricolōrī | quadricolōrī |
| accusative | quadricolōrem | quadricolōrem | quadricolor |
| ablative | quadricolōrī quadricolōre | quadricolōrī quadricolōre | quadricolōrī quadricolōre |
| vocative | quadricolor | quadricolor | quadricolor |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | quadricolōrēs | quadricolōrēs | quadricolōria |
| genitive | quadricolōrium | quadricolōrium | quadricolōrium |
| dative | quadricolōribus | quadricolōribus | quadricolōribus |
| accusative | quadricolōrīs quadricolōrēs | quadricolōrīs quadricolōrēs | quadricolōria |
| ablative | quadricolōribus | quadricolōribus | quadricolōribus |
| vocative | quadricolōrēs | quadricolōrēs | quadricolōria |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Latin quadricolor From quadri- (“four”) + color (“colour”).