kwadrat

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian quadrato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwadˈraːt/

Adjective

kwadrat (feminine singular kwadrata, plural kwadrati)

1. square

Related terms

• inkwadra
• kwadratura
• kwadrett
• kwadru

 

Polish

kwadrat

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadratus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkfa.drat/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -adrat
• Syllabification: kwa‧drat

Noun

kwadrat m inan (diminutive kwadracik)

1. (geometry) square
2. (slang) crib, place (home, especially a flat)

Declension

Declension of kwadrat

	singular	plural
nominative	kwadrat	kwadraty
genitive	kwadratu	kwadratów
dative	kwadratowi	kwadratom
accusative	kwadrat	kwadraty
instrumental	kwadratem	kwadratami
locative	kwadracie	kwadratach
vocative	kwadracie	kwadraty

Derived terms

adjectives

• bikwadratowy
• dwukwadratowy
• kwadratowy

 

Particle

kwadrat

1. (arithmetic, informal) squared, to the square of (multiplied by itself)

   Synonym: do kwadratu

   A kwadrat plus B kwadrat równa się C kwadrat.

   A squared plus B squared equals C squared.

Usage notes

Used mainly in speech when reading out mathematical formulas. The phrase do kwadratu is more common in writing.

Further reading

• kwadrat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kwadrat in Polish dictionaries at PWN