adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
quadrus
quadrus (feminine quadra, neuter quadrum)
Classical[ˈkʷa.drʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkʷaː.drus]
Meaning
- adjectivesquare
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | quadrus | quadra | quadrum |
| genitive | quadrī | quadrae | quadrī |
| dative | quadrō | quadrae | quadrō |
| accusative | quadrum | quadram | quadrum |
| ablative | quadrō | quadrā | quadrō |
| vocative | quadre | quadra | quadrum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | quadrī | quadrae | quadra |
| genitive | quadrōrum | quadrārum | quadrōrum |
| dative | quadrīs | quadrīs | quadrīs |
| accusative | quadrōs | quadrās | quadra |
| ablative | quadrīs | quadrīs | quadrīs |
| vocative | quadrī | quadrae | quadra |
quā^drus, a, um, adj. for quatrus, from quattuor,
I. square (post-class.):
quadrus terminus, Auct. Limit. p. 281 Goes.: cella, Pall. 1, 40: lapides, Vulg. Isa. 9, 10.Origins
Ultimately from the root of quattuor (“four”), quadri-, quadru- (“four-”), and quārtus (“fourth”). Quadrus is not attested as an adjective until Late Latin, but its feminine and neuter forms are attested in Classical Latin as nouns, quadra f and quadrum n.
Elsewhere
- Catalancaire
- Italiansquadra
- Italianquadro
- Frenchéquerrefrom Old French esquarre
- Englishsquarefrom Old French esquarre
- Italianquadrellofrom Vulgar Latin *quadrellus
- Frenchcarreaufrom Vulgar Latin *quadrellus
- Englishquarrelfrom Vulgar Latin *quadrellus
- Portuguesequadrelofrom Vulgar Latin *quadrellus
- Spanishcuadrillofrom Vulgar Latin *quadrellus
West Iberian
- Portuguesequadro
- Spanishcuadro