τετράγωνο
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τετράγωνον (tetrágōnon), from τετράγωνος (tetrágōnos, adjective) < τετρα- (tetra-, “tetra-, four”) + γων(ία) (gōn(ía), “corner, angle”) + -ος (-os).
Pronunciation
Noun
τετράγωνο • (tetrágono) n (plural τετράγωνα)
- (colloquial) quadrilateral, tetragon, square, rectangle
- (geometry) square
- (mathematics) square (number raised to the power two)
- Το τέσσερα είναι το τετράγωνο του δύο. ― To téssera eínai to tetrágono tou dýo. ― Four is the square of two.
- (architecture) quarter, block, city block (a group of buildings not intersected by public streets)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τετράγωνο (tetrágono) | τετράγωνα (tetrágona) |
| genitive | τετραγώνου (tetragónou) τετράγωνου (tetrágonou) |
τετραγώνων (tetragónon) |
| accusative | τετράγωνο (tetrágono) | τετράγωνα (tetrágona) |
| vocative | τετράγωνο (tetrágono) | τετράγωνα (tetrágona) |
Derived terms
- οικοδομικό τετράγωνο n (oikodomikó tetrágono, “city block”)
See also
- παραλληλόγραμμο n (parallilógrammo, “parallelogram”)
- ρόμβος m (rómvos, “rhombus”)
- τετράπλευρο n (tetráplevro, “quadrilateral”)
Further reading
τετράγωνο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
