LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

quadrāns1

quadrāns m (genitive quadrantis)
Classical[ˈkʷa.drãːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkʷaː.drans]

Meaning

  1. A fourth part of something, quarter, farthing.
  2. The fourth part of an as, quarter of an as, three unciae.
  3. A quarter-digit.
  4. The fourth part of a sextārius, quarter of a sextārius.
  5. A quarter of a Roman pound.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativequadrānsquadrantēs
genitivequadrantisquadrantum
dativequadrantīquadrantibus
accusativequadrantemquadrantēs
ablativequadrantequadrantibus
vocativequadrānsquadrantēs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

quadrantes usurae
3 per cent (a quarter of centesima).

quā^drans, antis (
I. gen. plur. quadrantūm, Front. Aquaed. 24), m. quattuor.
I. A fourth part, a fourth, a quarter: operae, Col. 2, 4, 8: diei noctisque, Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 207. —
II. In partic.
A. A fourth part, a fourth of a whole: creditoribus quadrantem solvi, Vell. 2, 23, 2: heres ex quadrante, of the fourth part of the inheritance, Suet. Caes. 83; cf. Plin. Ep. 5, 7, 1; Dig. 44, 4, 17, § 2; Ulp. Frag. 24, 32.—
B. The fourth part of an as (as a coin), three unciae: nota in triente et quadrante rates (fuit). Quadrans antea teruncius vocatus a tribus unciis, Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 45: quadrans mihi nullus est in arcā, not a farthing, not a copper, Mart. 2, 44, 9; Liv. 3, 18, 11; Juv. 1, 121.—As the customary price of a bath (cf. quadrantarius): dum tu quadrante lavatum Rex ibis, Hor. S. 1, 3, 137; cf. Sen. Ep. 86, 8; Juv. 6, 446.—As the smallest coin, a mite, farthing, Hor. S. 2, 3, 93; Juv. 7, 8; Vulg. Matt. 5, 26; id. Marc. 12, 42.—
C. Of the rate of interest, four for a hundred: usurae quadrantes, four per cent., Dig. 33, 1, 21.—
D. As a measure of land, a quarter of an acre (jugerum), Col. 5, 1, 10. —
E. As a weight, a quarter of a pound, Mart. 11, 105, 1.—With pondo: amomi pondo quadrans, Col. 12, 20, 5; Cato, R. R. 84, 1: quadrans pondo bacarum, Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 156. —
F. As a measure for liquids, the fourth part of a sextarius, three cyathi: ita ut earum calices quadrantes octoginta capere possint, Varr. R. R. 3, 14, 4: quadrantem duplicare, Mart. 9, 94, 2: vini, Cels. 3, 15.—
G. As a measure of length, a quarter of a foot: pedes duodecim et quadrantem, Gell. 3, 10, 11; 9, 4, 10; cf. Cato, R. R. 18, 2; 18, 6.—A quarter-digit, Front. Aquaed. 25.—
H. As a measure of time, a fourth of a day, six hours, Sol. 1, 39; 1, 41 sq.

Origins

From quattuor (“four”).

Descendants
  • Catalanquadrant
  • Englishquadrans
  • Englishquadrant
  • Frenchquadrant
  • GermanQuadrant
  • Italianquadrante
  • Frenchcadranfrom Middle French quadran
  • Romaniancadranfrom Middle French quadran
  • Portuguesequadrante
  • Spanishcuadrante
proper nounthird declension
Quadrans Mūrālis2
Quadrans Mūrālis m sg (genitive Quadrantis Mūrālis)
Classical[ˈkʷa.drãːs muːˈraː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkʷaː.drans muˈraː.lis]

Meaning

  1. The star 44 Boötis A in the constellation Boötes.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeQuadrans Mūrālis—
genitiveQuadrantis Mūrālis—
dativeQuadrantī Mūrālī—
accusativeQuadrantem Mūrālem—
ablativeQuadrante Mūrāle—
vocativeQuadrans Mūrālis—

Origins

From Quadrans Muralis (“Mural Quadrant”).

Quick answers

What does quadrāns mean in Latin?
quadrāns, a noun, means “A fourth part of something, quarter, farthing.; The fourth part of an as, quarter of an as, three unciae.; A quarter-digit.”.
What is the genitive of quadrāns?
The genitive singular is quadrantis. quadrāns is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce quadrāns?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʷa.drãːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkʷaː.drans].