noun · femininethird declension

quaternitās

quaternitās f (genitive quaternitātis)

Classical[kʷaˈtɛr.nɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[kʷaˈtɛr.ni.tas]

Meaning

tetrad, group of four elements, foursome, quartet

Declension

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	quaternitās	quaternitātēs
genitive	quaternitātis	quaternitātum
dative	quaternitātī	quaternitātibus
accusative	quaternitātem	quaternitātēs
ablative	quaternitāte	quaternitātibus
vocative	quaternitās	quaternitātēs

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin quaternitās From quaternus + -tās.

Descendants

Englishquaternity
Frenchquaternité
GermanQuaternität
Italianquaternità
Spanishcuaternidad

In English words that came into English from quaternitās

quaternityquaternitās

Quick answers

What does quaternitās mean in Latin?

quaternitās, a noun, means “tetrad, group of four elements, foursome, quartet”.

What is the genitive of quaternitās?

The genitive singular is quaternitātis. quaternitās is feminine, third declension.

How do you pronounce quaternitās?

In classical Latin, [kʷaˈtɛr.nɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷaˈtɛr.ni.tas].