quadra

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin quadra.

Noun[edit]

quadra (plural quadrae)

  1. (architecture) The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal, podium, water table, or the like.
  2. A fillet, or listel.
  3. A frame enclosing a bas relief.

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin quadra.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

quadra f (plural quadres)

  1. (historical) ward (division of a castle)
  2. section (of an industrial building), ward (of a hospital), etc.
  3. stable
    Synonym: estable
  4. (nautical) a square sail
    Synonym: rodona

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Further reading[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kwa.dʁa/, /ka.dʁa/

Noun[edit]

quadra m or f by sense (plural quadras)

  1. Clipping of quadragénaire.

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwa.dra/
  • Rhymes: -adra
  • Syllabification: quà‧dra

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Latin quadra.

Noun[edit]

quadra f (plural quadre)

  1. (nautical) square sail, square rigged
  2. square bracket

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective[edit]

quadra

  1. feminine singular of quadro

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

quadra

  1. inflection of quadrare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From quattuor (four).

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

quadra f (genitive quadrae); first declension

  1. square

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative quadra quadrae
Genitive quadrae quadrārum
Dative quadrae quadrīs
Accusative quadram quadrās
Ablative quadrā quadrīs
Vocative quadra quadrae

Descendants[edit]

  • Catalan: quadra

References[edit]

  • quadra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quadra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quadra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • quadra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • quadra”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quadrate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin quadra. Compare quadro.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Rhymes: -adɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: qua‧dra

Noun[edit]

quadra f (plural quadras)

  1. quadrangle
  2. (poetry) a quatrain
  3. season, period, time
    Quadra festiva.Festive season.
  4. (lottery): a set of four numbers
  5. (card games) four
  6. (Brazil) block of buildings
    Synonym: (Portugal) quarteirão
  7. (Brazil) sport venue; court
  8. (Brazil) large square compound where samba schools practice

See also[edit]

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás dois, duque três, terno quatro, quadra cinco, quina seis, sena sete, bisca, manilha
oito nove dez valete dama rei jóquer,
coringa, curinga