LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

quadrifīnium

quadrifīnium n (genitive quadrifīniī or quadrifīnī)

Meaning

  1. a place where four boundaries meet

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativequadrifīniumquadrifīnia
genitivequadrifīniī
quadrifīnī		quadrifīniōrum
dativequadrifīniōquadrifīniīs
accusativequadrifīniumquadrifīnia
ablativequadrifīniōquadrifīniīs
vocativequadrifīniumquadrifīnia

quā^drĭfīnĭum, ii, n. quattuor-finis,
I. a place where four boundaries meet (postclass.), Innocent. p. 221 and 227 Goes.; Isid. 15, 14, 5.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri- Latin fīnis Latin quadrifīnium From quadri- (“four”) + fīnis (“limit, boundary”).

Descendants
  • Catalanquadrifini
  • Spanishcuadrifinio

Quick answers

What does quadrifīnium mean in Latin?
quadrifīnium, a noun, means “a place where four boundaries meet”.
What is the genitive of quadrifīnium?
The genitive singular is quadrifīniī. quadrifīnium is neuter, second declension.