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quadri-

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See also: quadri and Quadri

English

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Etymology

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From Latin quattuor (“four”).

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Latin number prefix
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quadri-

  1. Four.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin quadri- (“four”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kwa.dʁi/, /ka.dʁi/

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quadri-

  1. quadri-

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Italian

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Prefix

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quadri-

  1. Alternative form of quadr-

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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  • quadru- (before a labial consonant, usually p)
  • quadr- (before a vowel)

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-, with -twr- developing into -dr-; compare the full form quattuor, ultimately from *kʷetwóres. Analogous to Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-) vs. τέτταρες (téttares, “four”).[1]

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quadri-

  1. four, quadri-

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Latin terms prefixed with quadri-

References

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  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “quadrāns”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 395
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