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

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