quieto

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin quiētus, perfect passive participle of quiēscō (“I rest”), from quiēs (“rest”).

AdjectiveEdit

quieto m (feminine quieta, masculine plural quietos, feminine plural quietas)

1. quiet, still, having little motion or activity
2. tranquil, calm, peaceful

SynonymsEdit

• (quiet, still): inmóbil
• (tranquil, calm): calmo, plácido, tranquilo

AntonymsEdit

• (tranquil, calm): inquieto

Related termsEdit

• quietude

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin quiētus, whence also Italian cheto.

AdjectiveEdit

quieto m (feminine quieta, masculine plural quieti, feminine plural quiete)

1. quiet, calm, peaceful, silent, still

SynonymsEdit

• calmo, tranquillo, silenzioso

AntonymsEdit

• inquieto, agitato, caotico

Related termsEdit

• quietamente
• quietare
• quiete

VerbEdit

quieto

1. first-person singular present tense of quietare

EtymologyEdit

From quiētus.

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʷiˈeː.toː/, [kᶣiˈeː.toː]

VerbEdit

present active quiētō, present infinitive quiētāre, perfect active quiētāvī, supine quiētātum

1. to quiet, calm

DescendantsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin quiētus. Cf. quedo.

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkjɛ.tu/

AdjectiveEdit

quieto m (feminine quieta plural quietos feminine plural quietas; comparable)

1. With little or no sound; quiet.
2. Having little motion or activity; calm; quiet.
3. Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved; quiet.

InflectionEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin quiētus, whence also Spanish quedo.

AdjectiveEdit

quieto m (feminine quieta, masculine plural quietos, feminine plural quietas)

1. calm
2. still