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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கட்டில் (kaṭṭil). 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.tɾɨ/

Noun

catre m (plural catres)

cot (portable or temporary bed)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese catre, from Tamil கட்டில் (kaṭṭil). 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
Synonym: cama

Descendants

→ Bikol Central: katre
→ Cebuano: katre
→ Tagalog: katre

Further reading

“catre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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