équerre

See also: équerré

French

équerre

Etymology

Inherited from Old French esquarre (square), from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, deverbal of *exquadrō, exquadrāre (whence French équarrir), from Latin quadrus, quadra. Compare Italian squadra. Doublet of escadre and square.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.kɛʁ/
  • (file)
  • Homophones: équerrent, équerres

Noun

équerre f (plural équerres)

  1. square (tool)
  2. (geometry) set square

Derived terms

Verb

équerre

  1. inflection of équerrer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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