LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

quīnquifidus

quīnquifidus (feminine quīnquifida, neuter quīnquifidum)
Classical[kʷiːŋˈkʷɪ.fɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[kʷiŋˈkʷiː.fi.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivequinquefid, split into five parts

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativequīnquifidusquīnquifidaquīnquifidum
genitivequīnquifidīquīnquifidaequīnquifidī
dativequīnquifidōquīnquifidaequīnquifidō
accusativequīnquifidumquīnquifidamquīnquifidum
ablativequīnquifidōquīnquifidāquīnquifidō
vocativequīnquifidequīnquifidaquīnquifidum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativequīnquifidīquīnquifidaequīnquifida
genitivequīnquifidōrumquīnquifidārumquīnquifidōrum
dativequīnquifidīsquīnquifidīsquīnquifidīs
accusativequīnquifidōsquīnquifidāsquīnquifida
ablativequīnquifidīsquīnquifidīsquīnquifidīs
vocativequīnquifidīquīnquifidaequīnquifida

quinquĭfĭdus, a, um, adj. quinquefindo,
I. five-cleft, quinquifid (post-class.): tela, Ven. 5, 6 praef.

Origins

From quīnque (“five”) + -fidus, related to findere (“to split”).

Descendants
  • Englishquinquefid

In English words that came into English from quīnquifidus

  • quinquefidquinquefidus

Quick answers

What does quīnquifidus mean in Latin?
quīnquifidus, a adjective, means “quinquefid, split into five parts”.
How do you pronounce quīnquifidus?
In classical Latin, [kʷiːŋˈkʷɪ.fɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷiŋˈkʷiː.fi.dus].