quadrigrade
Belonging to a certain conjugation class of verbs in Old Japanese or Classical…Belonging to a certain conjugation class of verbs in Old Japanese or Classical Japanese, so called due to their use of four vowels (grades or rows on the gojūon chart).
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Belonging to a certain conjugation class of verbs in Old Japanese or Classical Japanese, so called due to their use of four vowels (grades or rows on the gojūon chart).
Origin
From quadri- + grade. Compare Japanese 四段 (yodan).From quadri- + grade. Compare Japanese 四段 (yodan).
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