LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum

noun · neutersecond declension

rēctangulum

rēctangulum n (genitive rēctangulī)

Classical[reːkˈtaŋ.ɡʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[rekˈtaŋ.ɡu.lum]

Meaning

Late Latinright angle
Medieval Latinrectangle

Declension

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	rēctangulum	rēctangula
genitive	rēctangulī	rēctangulōrum
dative	rēctangulō	rēctangulīs
accusative	rēctangulum	rēctangula
ablative	rēctangulō	rēctangulīs
vocative	rēctangulum	rēctangula

Origins

Descendants

Catalanrectangle
Englishrectangle
Frenchrectangle
GermanRechteck
Italianrettangolo
Portugueserectângulo
Romaniandreptunghi
Romanianrectangul
Spanishrectángulo
Irishdronuilleog

Quick answers

What does rēctangulum mean in Latin?: rēctangulum, a noun, means “right angle; rectangle”.
What is the genitive of rēctangulum?: The genitive singular is rēctangulī. rēctangulum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce rēctangulum?: In classical Latin, [reːkˈtaŋ.ɡʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [rekˈtaŋ.ɡu.lum].