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English
Etymology
From Latin quadra.
Noun
quadra (plural quadrae)
- (architecture) The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal, podium, water table, or the like.
- A fillet, or listel.
- A frame enclosing a bas relief.
Catalan
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin quadra.
Pronunciation
Noun
quadra f (plural quadres)
- (historical) ward (division of a castle)
- section (of an industrial building), ward (of a hospital), etc.
- stable
- Synonym: estable
- (nautical) a square sail
- Synonym: rodona
Further reading
Etymology 2
Verb
quadra
- inflection of quadrar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
French
Pronunciation
Noun
quadra m or f by sense (plural quadras)
- Clipping of quadragénaire.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwa.dra/
- Rhymes: -adra
- Hyphenation: quà‧dra
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin quadra.
Noun
quadra f (plural quadre)
- (nautical) square sail, square rigged
- square bracket
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
quadra
- feminine singular of quadro
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
quadra
- inflection of quadrare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Latin
Etymology
Feminine counterpart to quadrus, from quattuor (“four”).
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Pronunciation
Noun
quadra f (genitive quadrae); first declension
- square
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
References
- “quadra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “quadra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- quadra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- quadra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “quadra”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “quadrate”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Latin quadra. Compare quadro.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -adɾɐ
- Hyphenation: qua‧dra
Noun
quadra f (plural quadras)
- quadrangle
- (poetry) a quatrain
- season, period, time
- Quadra festiva. ― Festive season.
- (lottery): a set of four numbers
- (card games) four
- (Brazil) block of buildings
- Synonym: (Portugal) quarteirão
- (Brazil) sport venue; court
- (Brazil) large square compound where samba schools practice
See also
Etymology 2
Verb
quadra
- inflection of quadrar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative