Quadrat

See also: quadrat

German

Etymology

From Late Middle High German quadrāt(e) (ca. 1400), from Latin quadrātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kvaˈdʁaːt/
  • Audio (Berlin):(file)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Quadrat n (strong, genitive Quadrats or Quadrates, plural Quadrate)

  1. (geometry) square
  2. (postpositioned) ellipsis of im Quadrat or zum Quadrat (“squared”)
    Synonym: hoch zwei
    A Quadrat plus B Quadrat gleich C Quadrat.
    A squared plus B squared equals C squared.

Declension

Declension of Quadrat [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Quadrat die Quadrate
genitive eines des Quadrats, Quadrates der Quadrate
dative einem dem Quadrat, Quadrate1 den Quadraten
accusative ein das Quadrat die Quadrate

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Romanian: cvadrat

Further reading

  • “Quadrat” in Duden online
  • “Quadrat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kwɑˈdʀaːt]

Noun

Quadrat m (plural Quadraten or Quadrater)

  1. square
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