quitte

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See also: Quitte and quitté

French

Etymology

    Inherited from Middle French quitte, from Old French quite (11th c.), borrowed from Latin quiētus (pronounced in Medieval Latin as quíetus > quitus). Doublet of inherited coi and the later borrowing quiet.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kit/
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    Adjective

    quitte (plural quittes)

    1. quits
    2. play quitte, play even, play without winning or losing, a draw

    Derived terms

    Verb

    quitte

    1. inflection of quitter:
      1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
      2. second-person singular imperative

    Further reading

    German

    Verb

    quitte

    1. inflection of quitten:
      1. first-person singular present
      2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
      3. singular imperative

    Middle French

    Etymology

      From Old French quite, borrowed from Latin quiētus, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁-.

      Adjective

      quitte m (feminine singular quittee, masculine plural quittes, feminine plural quittees)

      1. quit (released from obligation)

      Descendants

      • French: quitte

      References

      • quitte on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
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