quadri-

See also: quadri and Quadri

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin quattuor (“four”).

Prefix
Latin number prefix
Previous: tri-
Next: quinque-

quadri-

  1. Four.

Derived terms
English terms prefixed with quadri-

Translations

See also

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadri- (“four”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kwa.dʁi/, /ka.dʁi/

Prefix

quadri-

  1. quadri-

Derived terms
French terms prefixed with quadri-

Further reading

Italian

Prefix

quadri-

  1. Alternative form of quadr-

Derived terms
Italian terms prefixed with quadri-

Latin

Alternative forms
  • quadru- (before a labial consonant, usually p)
  • quadr- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-, with -twr- developing into -dr-; compare the full form quattuor, ultimately from *kʷetwóres. Analogous to Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-) vs. τέτταρες (téttares, “four”).[1]

Prefix

quadri-

  1. four, quadri-

Derived terms
Latin terms prefixed with quadri-

References
  1. Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “quadrāns”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 395
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