quer

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: quer-

Catalan

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Basque *karri (rock) (compare Basque harri), or from Proto-Celtic *karr- (rock) (compare Welsh craig, Irish creag, Manx creg, Armenian քար (kʻar)).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

quer m (plural quers)

  1. (archaic) rock
    Synonym: penya
[edit]

Further reading

[edit]

Galician

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese quer, third-person singular present indicative of querer: "he/she/it wants".

Pronunciation

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

quer

  1. third-person singular present indicative of querer; Alternative form of quere

Conjunction

[edit]

quer … quer

  1. whetheror
    • 1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 95:
      Et quando se asañaua, nõ gardaria cousa que nõdisese, quer fose vergonçosa quer maa quer bõa, todo o diria.
      And when he was angry he would not keep a thing that he didn't say, whether embarrassing or mean or good, everything he would say
  2. eitheror
    • 1301, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, Vigo: Galaxia, page 52:
      quer millo quer çenteo
      either millet or barley
[edit]

References

[edit]

Etymology 2

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

quer

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of querer:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

German

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle High German twer, dwer, quer, from Old High German twerh (oblique), from Proto-West Germanic *þwerh. Compare English queer.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

quer (strong nominative masculine singular querer, not comparable)

  1. crosswise, cross

Declension

[edit]
[edit]

Adverb

[edit]

quer

  1. crosswise, across
    Das Blut transportiert die Nährstoffe quer durch den Körper.
    The blood transports nutrients throughout the body.

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • quer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Adjective” in Duden online
  • Adverb” in Duden online

Middle French

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

quer m (plural quers)

  1. Alternative form of cuer

Descendants

[edit]
  • English: quire

Old French

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

From Latin quare.

Conjunction

[edit]

quer

  1. as, since, because, for
    ...quer le sens de li e la vertu creissoit chescun jour de mieux en mieux.
    Because his discernment and his virtue grew better from day to day.
  1. (interrogative) why, wherefore
    chevalier, cher vus purpensez?
    knights, why are you still thinking?
Descendants
[edit]

Etymology 2

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

quer oblique singularm (oblique plural quers, nominative singular quers, nominative plural quer)

  1. (typically Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of cuer
    • c. 1250, Marie de France, Equitan:
      m'est une anguisse el quer ferue, ki tut le cors me fet trembler
      Such a pain has pierced my heart, that makes my whole body quiver

Etymology 3

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

quer oblique singularm (oblique plural quers, nominative singular quers, nominative plural quer)

  1. (Old Northern French) Alternative form of chier

Portuguese

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]
 
 

  • Hyphenation: quer

Verb

[edit]

quer

  1. inflection of querer:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. (Brazilian Portuguese spelling) second-person singular imperative

Synonyms

[edit]
  • (second-person singular affirmative imperative of querer): quere

Conjunction

[edit]

quer … quer or quer … ou

  1. whetheror
    Iremos, quer chova ou não. / Iremos, quer chova, quer não.
    We shall go, whether it rains or not.
[edit]