kwadra

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Hiligaynon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish cuadra.

Noun[edit]

kwádra

  1. shed

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin quadra. Doublet of cztery and kwarta.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkfad.ra/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -adra
  • Syllabification: kwad‧ra

Noun[edit]

kwadra f

  1. (astronomy) quarter (lunar phase)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • kwadra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kwadra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tagalog[edit]

Noun[edit]

kwadra (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜏᜇ᜔ᜇ)

  1. Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of kuwadra.

Usage notes[edit]

This spelling does not follow the rule of double vowel clusters with an /i/ or /u/ as the first vowel following a double consonant (where the standard is to retain the vowel cluster and add a ⟨y⟩ or ⟨w⟩ in between). See Appendix:Tagalog spellings for details.