kwadrat

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian quadrato.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kwadˈraːt/

Adjective

kwadrat (feminine singular kwadrata, plural kwadrati)

  1. square

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)

  1. (geometry) square
  2. (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

Adverb

kwadrat (not comparable)

  1. (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
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