carre

See also: carré and cârré

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

carre f (plural carres)

1. stature
2. angle
3. the side of a sword blade
4. skating figure

Related terms

• carrer
• carreau
• équerre

Verb

carre

1. first-person singular present indicative of carrer
2. third-person singular present indicative of carrer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of carrer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of carrer
5. second-person singular imperative of carrer

Anagrams

• racer

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Interlingue

Noun

1. cart

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) carre

1. vocative singular of carrus

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Old French

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin carra, neuter plural of carrus. Compare French char, from Old French.

Noun

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

1. (Anglo-Norman) cart (wheeled vehicle)
   • circa 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 :

     [?] bears, lions and dogs
     [?] a hundred camels and a thousand [?]
     Of gold and of silver, load 400 mules
     50 carts [?]

Synonyms

• char m

Descendants

• → English: car