quedo

See also: quedó

Catalan

Verb

quedo

1. first-person singular present indicative form of quedar

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese quedo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), inherited from Latin quiētus, perfect passive participle of quiēscō (“I rest”), from quiēs (“rest”). Doublet of quieto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkeðʊ]

Adjective

quedo (feminine queda, masculine plural quedos, feminine plural quedas)

1. quiet, still, having little motion or activity

   Synonyms: inmóbil, quieto

2. tranquil, calm, peaceful

   Synonyms: calmo, plácido, quieto, tranquilo

   Antonyms: bravo, inquedo, inquieto, revolto

Adverb

quedo

1. quietly
2. under one's breath

Noun

quedo m (plural quedos)

1. tranquillity

Etymology 2

Verb

quedo

1. first-person singular present indicative of quedar

References

• “quedo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “quedo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “quedo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “quedo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin quiētus. Doublet of quieto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈke.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈke.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈke.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈke.du/ [ˈke.ðu]

• Hyphenation: que‧do

Adjective

quedo (feminine queda, masculine plural quedos, feminine plural quedas)

1. (archaic, obsolete) motionless, unmoving, still, stationary

   Synonyms: quieto, parado, imóvel

2. (archaic, obsolete) quiet, calm, serene

   Synonyms: tranquilo, quieto, calmo

Alternative forms

• quêdo (obsolete)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.du/ [ˈkɛ.ðu]

Verb

quedo

1. first-person singular present indicative of quedar

Further reading

• “quedo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin quētus, from Latin quiētus. Doublet of the borrowed quieto. Compare English coy and quiet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkedo/ [ˈke.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -edo
• Syllabification: que‧do

Adjective

quedo (feminine queda, masculine plural quedos, feminine plural quedas)

1. quiet, still

   Synonyms: callado, quieto

Related terms

• quedar

 

Adverb

quedo

1. quietly

   Synonym: quietamente

Verb

quedo

1. first-person singular present indicative of quedar

Further reading

• “quedo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014