encuadre

See also: encuadré

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enˈkwadɾe/ [ẽŋˈkwa.ð̞ɾe]
• Rhymes: -adɾe
• Syllabification: en‧cua‧dre

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Old Spanish en-

Spanish en-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr

Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr

Latin quattuor

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Latin quadrus

Latin quadrōbf.?

Latin quadrum

Spanish cuadro

Spanish -ar

Spanish encuadrardeverb.

Spanish encuadre

Deverbal from encuadrar.

Noun

encuadre m (plural encuadres)

1. (film) frame

   Synonyms: cuadro, fotograma

2. (photography) composition, framing
3. (social sciences) framing

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

encuadre

1. inflection of encuadrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “encuadre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025