tetragonum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /te.traˈɡoː.num/, [t̪ɛt̪räˈɡoːnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.traˈɡo.num/, [t̪et̪räˈɡɔːnum]

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek τετράγωνον (tetrágōnon).

Noun

tetragōnum n (genitive tetragōnī); second declension

1. tetragon, quadrangle

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tetragōnum	tetragōna
Genitive	tetragōnī	tetragōnōrum
Dative	tetragōnō	tetragōnīs
Accusative	tetragōnum	tetragōna
Ablative	tetragōnō	tetragōnīs
Vocative	tetragōnum	tetragōna

Etymology 2

Inflected form of tetragōnus (“tetragonal”).

Adjective

tetragōnum

1. inflection of tetragōnus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

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