quattro

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Italian

Italian numbers (edit)
40
 ←  3 4 5  → 
    Cardinal: quattro
    Ordinal: quarto
    Ordinal abbreviation:
    Adverbial: quattro volte
    Multiplier: quadruplo
    Collective: tutti e quattro
    Fractional: quarto

Etymology

From Latin quattuor, from Proto-Italic *kʷettwōr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwat.tro/
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  • Rhymes: -attro
  • Hyphenation: quàt‧tro

Numeral

quattro (invariable)

  1. four

Derived terms

Noun

quattro m (invariable)

  1. four

See also

Playing cards in Italian · carte da gioco (layout · text)
asso due tre quattro cinque sei sette
otto nove dieci fante donna,
regina
re jolly, joker,
matta

Further reading

  • quattro in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • quattro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana