See also: Quitte and quitté

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French quitte, borrowed from Latin quiētus (pronounced in Medieval Latin as quitus). Doublet of coi, which was inherited, as well as quiet, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kit/
  • (file)

Adjective edit

quitte (plural quittes)

  1. quits
  2. play quitte, play even, play without winning or losing, a draw

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Portuguese: quite

Verb edit

quitte

  1. inflection of quitter:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading edit

Old French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin quiētus (pronounced in Medieval Latin as quitus). Compare the inherited coi.

Adjective edit

quitte m (oblique and nominative feminine singular quitte)

  1. free; liberated

Descendants edit

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