quadrantal

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Latin quadrantal.

Noun

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quadrantal (plural quadrantals)

  1. An ancient Roman unit of measure for liquids.
  2. cube

Etymology 2

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From Latin quadrantālis (quarter, containing the fourth part of a measure).

Adjective

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quadrantal (not comparable)

  1. (geometry) Of or relating to a quadrant, or included in the fourth part of a circle.
    quadrantal space; quadrantal triangle; quadrantal versor
Derived terms
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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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quadrantal n (genitive quadrantālis); third declension

  1. quadrantal (a unit of volume for liquids; one quadrantal is 8 congiī or approximately 26 litres)
    Synonym: amphora f
  2. (geometry, rare) cube
    Synonym: cubus m

Declension

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Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative quadrantal quadrantālia
Genitive quadrantālis quadrantālium
Dative quadrantālī quadrantālibus
Accusative quadrantal quadrantālia
Ablative quadrantālī quadrantālibus
Vocative quadrantal quadrantālia

References

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  • quadrantal”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quadrantal in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.