catre

catre

1. Alternative spelling of quatre

• quatre

From Latin quattuor.

catre

1. four

• Occitan: quatre, qüate

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “quattuor”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 1440

catel

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

• Hyphenation: ca‧tre

catre m (plural catres)

1. cot (portable or temporary bed)
2. small and humble bed

   Synonym: grabato

• “catre”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkatɾe/ [ˈka.t̪ɾe]
• Rhymes: -atɾe
• Syllabification: ca‧tre

catre m (plural catres)

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

   Synonym: cama

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

• “catre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28