adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
querquerus
querquerus (feminine querquera, neuter querquerum)
Classical[ˈkʷɛr.kʷɛ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkʷɛr.kʷe.rus]
Meaning
- adjectivecausing shivering, chills
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | querquerus | querquera | querquerum |
| genitive | querquerī | querquerae | querquerī |
| dative | querquerō | querquerae | querquerō |
| accusative | querquerum | querqueram | querquerum |
| ablative | querquerō | querquerā | querquerō |
| vocative | querquere | querquera | querquerum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | querquerī | querquerae | querquera |
| genitive | querquerōrum | querquerārum | querquerōrum |
| dative | querquerīs | querquerīs | querquerīs |
| accusative | querquerōs | querquerās | querquera |
| ablative | querquerīs | querquerīs | querquerīs |
| vocative | querquerī | querquerae | querquera |
querquĕrus or quercĕrus, a, um, adj. cf. Gr. καρκαίρω, to tremble,
I. cold to trembling, shivering (ante- and post-class.): querqueram frigidam cum tremore a Graeco κάρκαρα certum est dici, unde et carcer. Lucilius: Jactans me ut febris querquera, the ague, Paul. ex Fest. p. 256 Müll.; so, febris querquera, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 719 P.:
febris rapida et quercera, Gell. 20, 1, 26; also, absol.: querquĕra, ae, f., the ague: querqueras sanare, Arn. 1, 28; App. Mag. p. 297, 14 (al. querquerum).Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek καρκαίρω (karkaírō, “to tremble, to quake”).