LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

quadrum

quadrum n (genitive quadrī)
Classical[ˈkʷa.drũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkʷaː.drum]

Meaning

  1. neutersquare
  2. neutersquare section
  3. neuterregular shape or form
  4. New Latinneutercomputer monitor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativequadrumquadra
genitivequadrīquadrōrum
dativequadrōquadrīs
accusativequadrumquadra
ablativequadrōquadrīs
vocativequadrumquadra

quā^drum, i, n. quattuor,
I. something square, a square, quadrate (class.).
I. Lit.: perticae dolantur in quadrum, Col. 8, 3, 7: per quadrum singulos habens cubitos, Vulg. Exod. 37, 25. —
II. Transf., a being squared or fitted together, fitness, proper order, arrangement: in quadrum redigere sententias, Cic. Or. 61, 208; 70, 233.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin quadrum From quadrus, from quattuor (“four”).

Elsewhere
  • Frenchécarre
  • Italianquadro
  • Portuguesequadro
  • Romaniancodru
  • Aromaniancodru
  • Aromaniancoduru
  • Galiciancadro
  • Sicilianquatru
Old Occitan
  • Catalancaire
  • Occitancaire

Quick answers

What does quadrum mean in Latin?
quadrum, a noun, means “square; square section; regular shape or form”.
What is the genitive of quadrum?
The genitive singular is quadrī. quadrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce quadrum?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʷa.drũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkʷaː.drum].