quadri-

See also: quadri and Quadri

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin quattuor (four).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kwɒdrɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kwɑdrə/

Prefix

Latin number prefix
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quadri-

  1. Four.
    Synonym: tetra- (Greek-derived counterpart)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with quadri-

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadri- (four).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwa.dʁi/, /ka.dʁi/

Prefix

quadri-

  1. quadri-

Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

Prefix

quadri-

  1. alternative form of quadr-

Derived terms

Latin

Alternative forms

  • quadru- (before a labial consonant, usually p)
  • quadr- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kʷatru-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-, with -twr- developing into -dr-; compare the full form quattuor, ultimately from *kʷetwóres. Analogous to Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-) vs. τέτταρες (téttares, four).[1]

Prefix

quadri-

  1. four, quadri-

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “quadrāns”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 395