LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

quadrifurcus

quadrifurcus (feminine quadrifurca, neuter quadrifurcum)
Classical[kʷa.drɪˈfʊr.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[kʷa.driˈfur.kus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivehaving four forks, prongs, or points

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativequadrifurcusquadrifurcaquadrifurcum
genitivequadrifurcīquadrifurcaequadrifurcī
dativequadrifurcōquadrifurcaequadrifurcō
accusativequadrifurcumquadrifurcamquadrifurcum
ablativequadrifurcōquadrifurcāquadrifurcō
vocativequadrifurcequadrifurcaquadrifurcum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativequadrifurcīquadrifurcaequadrifurca
genitivequadrifurcōrumquadrifurcārumquadrifurcōrum
dativequadrifurcīsquadrifurcīsquadrifurcīs
accusativequadrifurcōsquadrifurcāsquadrifurca
ablativequadrifurcīsquadrifurcīsquadrifurcīs
vocativequadrifurcīquadrifurcaequadrifurca

Origins

From quattuor (“four”) + furca (“fork”).

Descendants
  • Englishcarfaxfrom Old French quarrefourc
  • Englishcarrefourfrom Old French quarrefourc
  • Frenchcarrefourfrom Old French quarrefourc
  • Normancarrefourfrom Old French quarrefourc

In English words that came into English from quadrifurcus

  • carfaxquadrifurcus

Quick answers

What does quadrifurcus mean in Latin?
quadrifurcus, a adjective, means “having four forks, prongs, or points”.
How do you pronounce quadrifurcus?
In classical Latin, [kʷa.drɪˈfʊr.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷa.driˈfur.kus].