catre

See also: către and cá trê

Old French

Numeral

catre

1. Alternative spelling of quatre

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• quatre

Etymology

From Latin quattuor.

Numeral

catre

1. 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

catel

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கட்டில் (kaṭṭil). Cognate with English cot, from Sanskrit via Hindi खाट (khāṭ).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka.tɾi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka.tɾi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka.tɾe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈka.tɾɨ/

Noun

catre m (plural catres)

1. 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)

1. cot (bed frame)
2. (colloquial) sack (bed)
3. (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