LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

quadrātūra

quadrātūra f (genitive quadrātūrae)
Classical[kʷa.draːˈtuː.ra]Ecclesiastical[kʷa.draˈtuː.ra]

Meaning

  1. a squaring, making square, quadrature
  2. broadlya square

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativequadrātūraquadrātūrae
genitivequadrātūraequadrātūrārum
dativequadrātūraequadrātūrīs
accusativequadrātūramquadrātūrās
ablativequadrātūrāquadrātūrīs
vocativequadrātūraquadrātūrae

quā^drātūra, ae, f. quadro.
I. A making square, squaring, quadrature (postclass.): circuli quadratura, the squaring or quadrature of the circle, App. Dogm. Plat. 3, p. 37, 11.—
II. Transf., a square: vitreae, Vop. Firm. 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwṓr
  2. Proto-Italic*kʷettwōr
  3. Latinquadrātūra

▲ Latin quadrōbf.? Latin quadrus Latin quadrō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin quadratura From quadrō (“make square”) + -tūra, from quadrus (“square, four-sided”), from quattuor (“four”).

Descendants
  • Englishquadrature
  • GermanQuadratur
  • Frenchquadrature
  • Italianquadratura
  • Romaniancvadratură
  • Spanishcuadradurafrom Old Spanish quadradura
  • Spanishquadradurafrom Old Spanish quadradura
  • Spanishcuadratura
  • Russianквадратура

In English words that came into English from quadrātūra

  • quadraturequadrātūra

Quick answers

What does quadrātūra mean in Latin?
quadrātūra, a noun, means “a squaring, making square, quadrature; a square”.
What is the genitive of quadrātūra?
The genitive singular is quadrātūrae. quadrātūra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce quadrātūra?
In classical Latin, [kʷa.draːˈtuː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷa.draˈtuː.ra].
Where does quadrātūra come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr → Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr → Latin quadrātūra.