quod erat demonstrandum
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin quod erat dēmōnstrandum (“that which was to be proved”), calqued from Ancient Greek ὅπερ ἔδει δεῖξαι (hóper édei deîxai, “precisely what was required to be proved”).
Phrase edit
quod erat demonstrandum (plural quae erant demonstranda)
- (something) which was to be proved; which was to be demonstrated.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Latin phrase — see also Q.E.D.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Calque of Ancient Greek ὅπερ ἔδει δεῖξαι (hóper édei deîxai, literally “(that) which was to be demonstrated”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷo.de.rat.deː.monsˈtran.dum/, [ˈkʷɔd̪ɛräd̪ːeːmõːs̠ˈt̪rän̪d̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwod ˈe.rat de.monˈstran.dum/, [kwɔd̪ ˈɛːrät̪ d̪emonˈst̪rän̪d̪um]
Phrase edit
quod erat dēmōnstrandum (plural quae erant dēmōnstranda)
- which was to be proved; which was to be demonstrated.
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin.
Interjection edit
References edit
- erat demonstrandum “quod erat demonstrandum” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin.
Interjection edit
References edit
- erat demonstrandum “quod erat demonstrandum” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese edit
Phrase edit
quod erat demonstrandum
- quod erat demonstrandum (which was to be demonstrated)