quadrúpede

See also: quadrupede and quadrupède

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin quadrupēs, quadrupedem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kwəˈðɾu.pə.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kwaˈðɾu.pe.ðe]

Adjective

quadrúpede (feminine quadrúpeda, masculine and feminine plural quadrúpedes)

1. quadrupedal, four-legged

Derived terms

• quadrupedisme

Noun

quadrúpede m (plural quadrúpedes)

1. quadruped

See also

• bípede

Further reading

• “quadrúpede”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdɾu.pe.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdɾu.pe.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwaˈdɾu.pe.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwɐˈdɾu.pɨ.dɨ/ [kwɐˈðɾu.pɨ.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: qua‧drú‧pe‧de

Adjective

quadrúpede m or f (plural quadrúpedes)

1. quadrupedal (walking on four feet)

Noun

quadrúpede m (plural quadrúpedes)

1. quadruped (a four-legged animal)

Noun

quadrúpede m or f by sense (plural quadrúpedes)

1. (slang, offensive) a stupid person

Related terms

• pé

Coordinate terms

• bípede