kwadrat
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian quadrato.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwadˈraːt/
Adjective
kwadrat (feminine singular kwadrata, plural kwadrati)
- square
Related terms
- inkwadra
- kwadratura
- kwadrett
- kwadru
Polish
kwadrat
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quadratus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkfad.rat/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -adrat
- Syllabification: kwad‧rat
Noun
kwadrat m inan (diminutive kwadracik)
- (geometry) square
- (slang) crib, place (home, especially a flat)
Declension
Declension of kwadrat
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kwadrat | kwadraty |
| genitive | kwadratu | kwadratów |
| dative | kwadratowi | kwadratom |
| accusative | kwadrat | kwadraty |
| instrumental | kwadratem | kwadratami |
| locative | kwadracie | kwadratach |
| vocative | kwadracie | kwadraty |
Derived terms
adjectives
- bikwadratowy
- dwukwadratowy
- kwadratowy
Adverb
kwadrat (not comparable)
- (mathematics, informal) squared, raised to the second power
- A kwadrat plus B kwadrat równa się C kwadrat.
- A squared plus B squared equals C squared.
Usage notes
Used mainly in speech when reading out mathematical formulas. The phrase do kwadratu is more common in writing.
Further reading
- kwadrat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kwadrat in Polish dictionaries at PWN