carre

See also: Carre, carré, and cârré

French

Etymology

From the verb carrer. Old French querre was inherited from Latin quadrus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʁ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophones: carrent, carres

Noun

carre f (plural carres)

  1. stature
  2. angle
  3. the side of a sword blade
  4. skating figure
  5. (ski) edge (of a ski)

Verb

carre

  1. inflection of carrer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

carre

  1. vocative singular of carrus

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Anglo-Norman carre, from Latin carra.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkar(ə)/

    Noun

    carre (plural carres)

    1. cart, wagon

    Descendants

    • English: car (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: car
    • Yola: car

    References

    Old English

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkɑr.re/, [ˈkɑrˠ.rˠe]

    Noun

    carre

    1. dative singular of carr

    Old French

    Etymology

      From Latin carra, neuter plural of carrus. Compare French char, from Old French.

      Noun

      carre oblique singularf (oblique plural carres, nominative singular carre, nominative plural carres)

      1. (Anglo-Norman) cart (wheeled vehicle)
        • c. 1150, author unknown, La Chanson de Roland:
          Vos li durrez urs e leons e chens,
          Set cenz camelz e mil hosturs muers,
          D’or e d’argent.IIII.C. muls cargez,
          Cinquante carre, qu’en ferat carier :
          You will give him bears, lions and dogs
          Seven hundred camels and a thousand [?]
          Of gold and of silver, load 400 mules
          50 carts, [?]

      Synonyms

      Descendants

      Sardinian

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From Latin carnem, accusative form of carō (flesh”, “meat), from Proto-Italic *karō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut off).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkarre/

      Noun

      carre f (plural carres)

      1. meat, flesh
        Synonym: petza