quadratura

Italian

Etymology

From Latin quadrātūra.

Noun

quadratura f (plural quadrature)

  1. squaring
    La quadratura del cerchio - The squaring of the circle.
  2. square, panel
  3. (art) quadrature

Latin

Etymology

From quadrō (“make square”) +‎ -tūra, from quadrus (“square, four-sided”), from quattuor (“four”).

Pronunciation

Noun

quadrātūra f (genitive quadrātūrae); first declension

  1. a squaring, making square, quadrature
  2. (by extension) a square

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative quadrātūra quadrātūrae
Genitive quadrātūrae quadrātūrārum
Dative quadrātūrae quadrātūrīs
Accusative quadrātūram quadrātūrās
Ablative quadrātūrā quadrātūrīs
Vocative quadrātūra quadrātūrae

Descendants

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