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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)
- (archaic) rock
- Synonym: penya
Further reading
- “quer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “quer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese quer, third-person singular present indicative of querer: "he/she/it wants".
Pronunciation
Verb
quer
- third-person singular present indicative of querer; alternative form of quere
Conjunction
quer … quer
- 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
- 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
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “quer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “quer”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “quer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “quer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Etymology 2
Verb
quer
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of querer:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
German
Etymology
From Middle High German twer, dwer, quer, from Old High German twerh (“oblique”), from Proto-West Germanic *þwerh. Doublet of queer.
Pronunciation
Adjective
quer (strong nominative masculine singular querer, not comparable)
- crosswise, cross
Declension
Positive forms of quer (uncomparable)
Adverb
quer
- crosswise, across
Das Blut transportiert die Nährstoffe quer durch den Körper.- The blood transports nutrients throughout the body.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “quer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Adjective” in Duden online
- “Adverb” in Duden online
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kweɾ/
Determiner
quer m sg
- (Romanesco) alternative form of quel
Middle French
Noun
quer m (plural quers)
- alternative form of cuer
Descendants
Old French
Etymology 1
From Latin quare.
Conjunction
quer
- 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.
- (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)
- (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)
- (Old Northern French) alternative form of chier
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Verb
quer
- inflection of querer:
- third-person singular present indicative
- (Brazilian Portuguese spelling) second-person singular imperative
Synonyms
- (second-person singular affirmative imperative of querer): quere
Conjunction
quer … quer or quer … ou
- whether … or
Iremos, quer chova ou não. / Iremos, quer chova, quer não.- We shall go, whether it rains or not.