carre

See also: Carre, carré, and cârré

French

Etymology

From the verb carrer. Old French querre was inherited from Latin quadrus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʁ/
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  • Homophones: carrent, carres

Noun

carre f (plural carres)

  1. stature
  2. angle
  3. the side of a sword blade
  4. skating figure
  5. (ski) edge (of a ski)

Verb

carre

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

Further reading

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

carre

  1. vocative singular of carrus

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • From Anglo-Norman carre, from Latin carra.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkar(ə)/

    Noun

    carre (plural carres)

    1. cart, wagon

    Descendants

    • English: car (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: car
    • Yola: car

    References

    Old English

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkɑr.re/, [ˈkɑrˠ.rˠe]

    Noun

    carre

    1. dative singular of carr

    Old French

    Etymology

  • From Latin carra, neuter plural of carrus. Compare French char, from Old French.

    Noun

    carre oblique singularf (oblique plural carres, nominative singular carre, nominative plural carres)

    1. (Anglo-Norman) cart (wheeled vehicle)
      • c. 1150, author unknown, La Chanson de Roland:
        Vos li durrez urs e leons e chens,
        Set cenz camelz e mil hosturs muers,
        D’or e d’argent.IIII.C. muls cargez,
        Cinquante carre, qu’en ferat carier :
        You will give him bears, lions and dogs
        Seven hundred camels and a thousand [?]
        Of gold and of silver, load 400 mules
        50 carts, [?]

    Synonyms

    Descendants

    Sardinian

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Latin carnem, accusative form of carō (flesh”, “meat), from Proto-Italic *karō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut off).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkarre/

    Noun

    carre f (plural carres)

    1. meat, flesh
      Synonym: petza