arquer

Catalan

Etymology

From arc + -er or Vulgar Latin *arcārius, from Latin arcuārius, from arcus (bow) + -arius (relational suffix). Compare Occitan arquièr and Spanish arquero.

Pronunciation

Noun

arquer m (plural arquers, feminine arquera)

  1. archer

References

  • “arquer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From arc + -er. The c becomes qu to keep the /k/ sound intact.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʁ.ke/
  • (file)

Verb

arquer

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to arc
  2. (reflexive, s'arquer) to arc (move in an arch shape)

Conjugation

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