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noun · neuterthird declension

quadrantal

quadrantal n (genitive quadrantālis)
Classical[kʷaˈdran.taɫ]Ecclesiastical[kʷaˈdran.tal]

Meaning

  1. neuterquadrantal (a unit of volume for liquids; one quadrantal is 8 congiī or approximately 26 litres)
  2. neuterrarecube

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativequadrantalquadrantālia
genitivequadrantālisquadrantālium
dativequadrantālīquadrantālibus
accusativequadrantalquadrantālia
ablativequadrantālīquadrantālibus
vocativequadrantalquadrantālia

quā^drantal, ālis, n. quadrantalis.
I. A liquid measure containing eight congii, a quadrantal, Cato ap. Fest. p. 258, 20 Müll.; id. R. R. 57, 2; Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 15; Plin. 14, 14, 16, § 95.—
II. A die, cube, Gell. 1, 20, 3.

Origins

Substantivation of apocopated quadrantāle, nominative neuter singular of quadrantālis (“quarter”), see -al.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesQuadrantalQuadrantal or AMPHORA QUADRANTAL, or AMPHORA only, was the principal Roman measure of capacity for fluids. (Amphora was the later name for the quadran…

Quick answers

What does quadrantal mean in Latin?
quadrantal, a noun, means “quadrantal (a unit of volume for liquids; one quadrantal is 8 congiī or approximately 26 litres); cube”.
What is the genitive of quadrantal?
The genitive singular is quadrantālis. quadrantal is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce quadrantal?
In classical Latin, [kʷaˈdran.taɫ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷaˈdran.tal].