quatuor

French

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin quattuor (frequently occurs without doubling quatuor).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kwa.tɥɔʁ/
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Noun

quatuor m (plural quatuors)

  1. (music) quartet (composition)
  2. (music) quartet (group of musicians)
  3. (sexuality) foursome

Further reading

Latin

Numeral

quātuor (indeclinable)

  1. medieval spelling of quattuor

References
  • quatuor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • quatuor in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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