carre
See also: Carre, carré, and cârré
French
Etymology
From the verb carrer. Old French querre was inherited from Latin quadrus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaʁ/
Audio (file) - Homophones: carrent, carres
Noun
carre f (plural carres)
- stature
- angle
- the side of a sword blade
- skating figure
Related terms
- carrer
- carreau
- équerre
Verb
carre
- inflection of carrer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “carre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- racer
Latin
Noun
carre
- vocative singular of carrus
Middle English
Alternative forms
- car, kerre
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman carre, from Latin carra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkar(ə)/
Noun
carre (plural carres)
- cart, wagon
Descendants
- English: car
- Yola: car
References
- “carre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin carra, neuter plural of carrus. Compare French char, from Old French.
Noun
carre f (oblique plural carres, nominative singular carre, nominative plural carres)
- (Anglo-Norman) cart (wheeled vehicle)
- circa 1150, author unknown, La Chanson de Roland:
- Vos li durrez urs e leons e chens,
Set cenz camelz e mil hosturs muers,
D’or e d’argent.IIII.C. muls cargez,
Cinquante carre, qu’en ferat carier :- You will give him bears, lions and dogs
Seven hundred camels and a thousand [?]
Of gold and of silver, load 400 mules
50 carts, [?]
- You will give him bears, lions and dogs
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Synonyms
- char m
Descendants
- → Middle English: carre
- English: car
- → French: car
- → Russian: кар (kar)
- ⇒ Sanskrit: कारयान (kārayāna)
- English: car
Sardinian
Alternative forms
- carne
- carri (Campidanese)
Etymology
From Latin carnem, accusative form of carō (“flesh”, “meat”), from Proto-Italic *karō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkarre/
Noun
carre f (plural carres)
- meat, flesh
- Synonym: petza