Italian

Adjective

quadro m ‎(feminine singular quadra, masculine plural quadri, feminine plural quadre)

1. square

Noun

quadro m ‎(plural quadri)

1. A painting or picture
2. A square
3. A description or outline or sketch
4. (in the plural) diamonds (suit of playing cards)

Descendants

• French: cadre

Verb

quadro

1. first-person singular present indicative of quadrare

Latin

Etymology

From quadrus ‎(“square”), from quattuor ‎(“four”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷa.droː/

Verb

quadrō ‎(present infinitive quadrāre, perfect active quadrāvī, supine quadrātum); first conjugation

1. I make four-cornered, square, make square.
2. I put in order, join properly, complete, perfect.
3. (passive) I agree with, fit with, square with.
4. (of accounts) I accord, agree.
5. (of words) I am fitting, appropriate.

Inflection

Derived terms

Related terms

• quadrus
• quattuor

References

• quadro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• quadro in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• QUADRO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “quadro”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to march with closed ranks, in order of battle: agmine quadrato incedere, ire
    

Portuguese

Quadro

Etymology

From Latin quadrum. Compare Italian quadro.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.dɾu/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.ðɾu/
• Hyphenation: qua‧dro

Noun

quadro m (plural quadros)

1. (art) painting; picture
2. square
3. description; outline
4. board, e.g. blackboard, chalkboard, whiteboard

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:quadro.