quieto

See also: Quieto, quietó, and quietò

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GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

AdjectiveEdit

quieto m (feminine singular 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

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ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin quiētus, whence also Italian cheto.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

quieto m ‎(feminine singular 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 of quietare

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LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From quiētus.

PronunciationEdit

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

VerbEdit

quiētō ‎(present infinitive quiētāre, perfect active quiētāvī, supine quiētātum); first conjugation

1. to quiet, calm

DescendantsEdit

• Asturian: quedar
• Catalan: quedar
• English: quit
• French: quitter
• Friulian: cuietâ, cujetâ
• Galician: quedar

• Italian: chetare, quietare
• Portuguese: quedar, quietar
• Romanian: înceta, încetare
• Sicilian: cuitari, quitari
• Spanish: quedar, quietar
• Venetian: chietar

ReferencesEdit

• quieto in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• quieto in Félix Gaffiot (1934), Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to enjoy peace of mind: quieto, tranquillo, securo animo esse
    

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PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin quiētus. Compare quedo.

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkjɛ.tu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /'kε.to/, /'kjε.to/

AdjectiveEdit

quieto m ‎(feminine singular quieta, masculine 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

Inflection of quieto

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	quieto	quieta	quietos	quietas
comparative	mais quieto	mais quieta	mais quietos	mais quietas
superlative	o mais quieto quietíssimo	a mais quieta quietíssima	os mais quietos quietíssimos	as mais quietas quietíssimas
augmentative	—	—	—	—
diminutive	—	—	—	—

Related termsEdit

• quietude

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin quiētus, whence also Spanish quedo.

AdjectiveEdit

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

1. calm
2. still

Related termsEdit

• quietud