quadrō

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷa.droː/, [ˈkʷäd̪roː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.dro/, [ˈkwäːd̪ro]

Verb

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

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