quadrato

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto kvadrato, German Quadrat, Italian quadrato, Russian квадра́т (kvadrát), Spanish cuadrado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku̯aˈdrato/, /kvaˈdrato/
• Rhymes: -ato

Noun

quadrato (plural quadrati)

1. square (rectangle with sides of equal length)

   Hypernym: rektangulo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin quadrātus, from quadrō (“to make square”), from quattuor (“four”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwaˈdra.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: qua‧drà‧to

Adjective

quadrato (feminine quadrata, masculine plural quadrati, feminine plural quadrate)

1. square
2. sensible, level-headed

Derived terms

• metro quadrato
• quadratamente

Related terms

• quadrare
• quadrato ufficiali
• quadratura
• quadro
• squadra

 

Noun

quadrato m (plural quadrati)

1. (mathematics, geometry, thing square in shape) square
2. (boxing) ring
3. (anatomy) quadratus

   Synonym: muscolo quadrato

4. (zoology) quadrate

Participle

quadrato (feminine quadrata, masculine plural quadrati, feminine plural quadrate)

1. past participle of quadrare

Further reading

• quadrato in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• quadrato in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• quadràto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʷaˈdraː.toː/, [kʷäˈd̪räːt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdra.to/, [kwäˈd̪räːt̪o]

Verb

quadrātō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of quadrō