quer

See also: quer-

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German twerh (“oblique”), from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn, twist, wind”). Compare English queer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kveːɐ̯/
  • Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
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Adjective

quer (not comparable)

  1. (rare) crosswise, cross

Declension
Declension of quer
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist quer sie ist quer es ist quer sie sind quer
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative querer quere queres quere
genitive queren querer queren querer
dative querem querer querem queren
accusative queren quere queres quere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der quere die quere das quere die queren
genitive des queren der queren des queren der queren
dative dem queren der queren dem queren den queren
accusative den queren die quere das quere die queren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein querer eine quere ein queres (keine) queren
genitive eines queren einer queren eines queren (keiner) queren
dative einem queren einer queren einem queren (keinen) queren
accusative einen queren eine quere ein queres (keine) queren

Adverb

quer

  1. crosswise, across

Derived terms

Further reading
  • quer in Duden online

Middle French

Noun

quer m (plural quers)

  1. Alternative form of cuer

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin quare.

Conjunction

quer

  1. as, since, because, for
    ...quer le sens de li e la vertu creissoit chescun jour de mieux en mieux.
    Because his discernment and his virtue grew better from day to day.

Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

quer m (oblique plural quers, nominative singular quers, nominative plural quer)

  1. (typically Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of cuer
    • circa 1250, Marie de France, Equitan:
      m'est une anguisse el quer ferue, ki tut le cors me fet trembler
      Such a pain has pierced my heart, that makes my whole body quiver

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɾ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɛ(ʁ)/
    • (Paulista) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ɾ)], [ˈkɛ(ɹ)]
    • (South Brazil) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ɾ)], [ˈkɛ(ɻ)]

Verb

quer

  1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of querer
  2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of querer

Synonyms
  • (second-person singular affirmative imperative of querer): quere

Conjunction

quer … quer or quer … ou

  1. whether … or
    Iremos, quer chova ou não. / Iremos, quer chova, quer não.
    We shall go, whether it rains or not.
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