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

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

Verb

quadrātō

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