LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

quaterniō

quaterniō m (genitive quaterniōnis)

Meaning

  1. The number four (e.g. on a dice)
  2. A group of four soldiers
  3. quaternion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativequaterniōquaterniōnēs
genitivequaterniōnisquaterniōnum
dativequaterniōnīquaterniōnibus
accusativequaterniōnemquaterniōnēs
ablativequaterniōnequaterniōnibus
vocativequaterniōquaterniōnēs

quăternĭo, ōnis, m. quaterni,
I. the number four, a quaternion, Mart. Cap. 7, § 767.— Esp.,
B. On dice, a quatre (postclass.), Isid. 18, 65.—
C. A body of four soldiers, a quaternion, Vulg. Act. 12, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Latin quater Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -nus Latin quaternus Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō Latin quaterniō From quaternus (“four each”) + -iō.

Descendants
  • Englishquaternion
  • Englishkernfrom Old Irish ceithern
  • Irishceithearnfrom Old Irish ceithern
  • Manxkernfrom Old Irish ceithern
  • Scottish Gaelicceatharnfrom Old Irish ceithern
  • Scottish Gaelicceatharnafrom Old Irish ceithern

In English words that came into English from quaterniō

  • quaternionquaterniō

Quick answers

What does quaterniō mean in Latin?
quaterniō, a noun, means “The number four (e.g. on a dice); A group of four soldiers; quaternion”.
What is the genitive of quaterniō?
The genitive singular is quaterniōnis. quaterniō is masculine, third declension.