quer

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See also: quer-

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Basque *karri (“rock”) (compare Basque harri), or from Proto-Celtic *karr- (“rock”) (compare Welsh craig, Irish creag, Manx creg, Armenian քար (kʻar)).

Pronunciation

Noun

quer m (plural quers)

  1. (archaic) rock
    Synonym: penya

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Further reading

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese quer, third-person singular present indicative of querer: "he/she/it wants".

Pronunciation

Verb

quer

  1. third-person singular present indicative of querer; Alternative form of quere

Conjunction

quer … quer

  1. whether … or
    • 1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 95:
      Et quando se asañaua, nõ gardaria cousa que nõdisese, quer fose vergonçosa quer maa quer bõa, todo o diria.
      And when he was angry he would not keep a thing that he didn't say, whether embarrassing or mean or good, everything he would say
  2. either … or
    • 1301, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros, Vigo: Galaxia, page 52:
      quer millo quer çenteo
      either millet or barley
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References

  • “quer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “quer” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “quer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “quer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Etymology 2

Verb

quer

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of querer:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German twer, dwer, quer, from Old High German twerh (“oblique”), from Proto-West Germanic *þwerh. Compare English queer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kveːɐ̯/
  • Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
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Adjective

quer (strong nominative masculine singular querer, not comparable)

  1. crosswise, cross

Declension

Positive forms of quer (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist quer sie ist quer es ist quer sie sind quer
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative querer quere queres quere
genitive queren querer queren querer
dative querem querer querem queren
accusative queren quere queres quere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der quere die quere das quere die queren
genitive des queren der queren des queren der queren
dative dem queren der queren dem queren den queren
accusative den queren die quere das quere die queren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein querer eine quere ein queres (keine) queren
genitive eines queren einer queren eines queren (keiner) queren
dative einem queren einer queren einem queren (keinen) queren
accusative einen queren eine quere ein queres (keine) queren

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Adverb

quer

  1. crosswise, across
    Das Blut transportiert die Nährstoffe quer durch den Körper.
    The blood transports nutrients throughout the body.

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Further reading

  • “quer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Adjective” in Duden online
  • “Adverb” in Duden online

Middle French

Noun

quer m (plural quers)

  1. Alternative form of cuer

Descendants

  • English: quire

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin quare.

Conjunction

quer

  1. as, since, because, for
    ...quer le sens de li e la vertu creissoit chescun jour de mieux en mieux.
    Because his discernment and his virtue grew better from day to day.
  1. (interrogative) why, wherefore
    chevalier, cher vus purpensez?
    knights, why are you still thinking?
Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

quer oblique singular, m (oblique plural quers, nominative singular quers, nominative plural quer)

  1. (typically Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of cuer
    • c. 1250, Marie de France, Equitan:
      m'est une anguisse el quer ferue, ki tut le cors me fet trembler
      Such a pain has pierced my heart, that makes my whole body quiver

Etymology 3

Noun

quer oblique singular, m (oblique plural quers, nominative singular quers, nominative plural quer)

  1. (Old Northern French) Alternative form of chier

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: quer

Verb

quer

  1. inflection of querer:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. (Brazilian spelling) second-person singular imperative

Synonyms

  • (second-person singular affirmative imperative of querer): quere

Conjunction

quer … quer or quer … ou

  1. whether … or
    Iremos, quer chova ou não. / Iremos, quer chova, quer não.
    We shall go, whether it rains or not.

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