LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

quīnquefolius

quīnquefolius (feminine quīnquefolia, neuter quīnquefolium)
Classical[kʷiːŋ.kʷɛˈfɔ.li.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kʷiŋ.kʷeˈfɔː.li.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefive-leaved

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativequīnquefoliusquīnquefoliaquīnquefolium
genitivequīnquefoliīquīnquefoliaequīnquefoliī
dativequīnquefoliōquīnquefoliaequīnquefoliō
accusativequīnquefoliumquīnquefoliamquīnquefolium
ablativequīnquefoliōquīnquefoliāquīnquefoliō
vocativequīnquefoliequīnquefoliaquīnquefolium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativequīnquefoliīquīnquefoliaequīnquefolia
genitivequīnquefoliōrumquīnquefoliārumquīnquefoliōrum
dativequīnquefoliīsquīnquefoliīsquīnquefoliīs
accusativequīnquefoliōsquīnquefoliāsquīnquefolia
ablativequīnquefoliīsquīnquefoliīsquīnquefoliīs
vocativequīnquefoliīquīnquefoliaequīnquefolia

quinquĕfŏlĭus, a, um, adj. quinquefolium.
I. Five-leaved: rosae, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 24.—
II. Subst.: quinquĕfŏlĭum, ĭi, n., a plant, cinque-foil, Cels. 2, 33 fin.; Plin. 25, 9, 62, § 109.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Latin folium Latin quīnquefolius From quīnque (“five”) + folium (“leaf”).

In English words that came into English from quīnquefolius

  • fiveleafquīnquefolium

Quick answers

What does quīnquefolius mean in Latin?
quīnquefolius, a adjective, means “five-leaved”.
How do you pronounce quīnquefolius?
In classical Latin, [kʷiːŋ.kʷɛˈfɔ.li.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷiŋ.kʷeˈfɔː.li.us].