catre
See also: către and cá trê
Old French
Numeral
catre
- Alternative spelling of quatre
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
- quatre
Etymology
From Latin quattuor.
Numeral
catre
- four
Descendants
- Occitan: quatre, qüate
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “quattuor”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 1440
Portuguese
Etymology
From Tamil கட்டில் (kaṭṭil), from Sanskrit खट्वा (khaṭvā, “bed, couch, hammock”). Cognate with English cot, from Sanskrit via Hindi खाट (khāṭ).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈka.tɾi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈka.tɾe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈka.tɾ(ɨ)/
Noun
catre m (plural catres)
- cot (portable or temporary bed)
Spanish
Etymology
From Portuguese catre, from Tamil கட்டில் (kaṭṭil), from Sanskrit खट्वा (khaṭvā, “bed, couch, hammock”). Cognate with English cot, from Sanskrit via Hindi खाट (khāṭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkatɾe/ [ˈka.t̪ɾe]
- Rhymes: -atɾe
- Syllabification: ca‧tre
Noun
catre m (plural catres)
- cot (bed frame)
- (colloquial) sack (bed)
- (Philippines) bed
Descendants
- → Bikol Central: katre
- → Cebuano: katre
- → Tagalog: katre
Further reading
- “catre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014