What does quadruplex mean in Latin?

quadruplex, a adjective, means “fourfold, quadruple”.

How do you pronounce quadruplex?

In classical Latin, [ˈkʷa.drʊ.pɫɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkʷaː.dru.pleks].

Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr → Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr → Latin quadruplex.

adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

quadruplex (genitive quadruplicis, adverb quadrupliciter)

Classical[ˈkʷa.drʊ.pɫɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈkʷaː.dru.pleks]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	quadruplex	quadruplex	quadruplex
genitive	quadruplicis	quadruplicis	quadruplicis
dative	quadruplicī	quadruplicī	quadruplicī
accusative	quadruplicem	quadruplicem	quadruplex
ablative	quadruplicī quadruplice	quadruplicī quadruplice	quadruplicī quadruplice
vocative	quadruplex	quadruplex	quadruplex

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	quadruplicēs	quadruplicēs	quadruplicia
genitive	quadruplicium	quadruplicium	quadruplicium
dative	quadruplicibus	quadruplicibus	quadruplicibus
accusative	quadruplicīs quadruplicēs	quadruplicīs quadruplicēs	quadruplicia
ablative	quadruplicibus	quadruplicibus	quadruplicibus
vocative	quadruplicēs	quadruplicēs	quadruplicia

quā^drŭplex, ĭcis, adj. quattuor-plico.

I. Fourfold, quadruple: pecunia, Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 21: ordo, Liv. 30, 10: quadruplici radice, Plin. 27, 8, 38, § 60.—*

II. Poet., in gen., four: stellae, Cic. Arat. 92.—

III. As subst.: quā^drŭplex, ĭcis, n., a fourfold amount: gubernatoribus duplex, magistris quadruplex dedit, Liv. 45, 42, 1.

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin quadruplex From quattuor (“four”) + -plex (“-fold”).

noun · neuterthird declension

quadruplex²

quadruplex n (genitive quadruplicis)

Classical[ˈkʷa.drʊ.pɫɛks]Ecclesiastical[ˈkʷaː.dru.pleks]

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin quadruplex From quattuor (“four”) + -plex (“-fold”).

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