LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

quadrātum

quadrātum n (genitive quadrātī)
Classical[kʷaˈdraː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[kʷaˈdraː.tum]

Meaning

  1. a square, quadrate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativequadrātumquadrāta
genitivequadrātīquadrātōrum
dativequadrātōquadrātīs
accusativequadrātumquadrāta
ablativequadrātōquadrātīs
vocativequadrātumquadrāta

quā^drātum, i, n., v. quadro
I. fin.

Origins

From quadrātus, perfect passive participle of quadrō (“make square”).

Descendants
  • Catalanquadrat
  • Italianquadrato
  • Portuguesequadrado
  • Romanianpătrat
  • Spanishcuadrado
  • Englishquadrate
  • GermanQuadrat
  • Romaniancvadratfrom German Quadrat
  • Aragonesecuadrato
  • Asturiancuadráu

In English words that came into English from quadrātum

  • quadratquadrātum
  • quadratequadrātum

Quick answers

What does quadrātum mean in Latin?
quadrātum, a noun, means “a square, quadrate”.
What is the genitive of quadrātum?
The genitive singular is quadrātī. quadrātum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce quadrātum?
In classical Latin, [kʷaˈdraː.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷaˈdraː.tum].