Quadrat

See also: quadrat

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kvaˈdʁaːt/

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• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

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

1. (geometry) square
2. (postpositioned) Short for im/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

• Viereck
  • Rechteck

Derived terms

• Planquadrat
• quadratisch
• Quadratkilometer
• Quadratlatsche
• Quadratmeter
• Quadratschädel
• Quadratwurzel
• Quadratzahl
• Quadratzentimeter

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

Related terms

• Karo
• Véiereck