quadru-

Word Origin

variant of quadri-.

Origin

< Latin: variant of quadri- before labial consonants, as in quadrupēs quadruped, quadruplex quadruplex

Related Words

quadrumanous
quadruped
quadri-
quadruplex

quadru-
combining form
⇨ see quadri-

quadru-|ˈkwɒdruː|a variant of quadri-; in L. restricted to a few formations in which the second element begins with p, as quadrupēs, quadruplex, quadruplus, and their derivatives. Apart from words based on these L. forms, mod. Eng. has quadru- only in quadrumanous etc. (after quadruped), but a few other examples are found in 16–17th c., as quadrucorn, a four-horned animal; quadrulapse, a fourth lapse or fall; quadrupart(ed) = quadripartite a. Also quadru-pawed nonce-wd., having four paws.1575Sir T. Gresham in Wills Doctors' Comm. (Camden) 64 The said indenture quadrupartted dated the saide xxth day of Maie.1600W. Watson Decacordon (1602) 203 The quadrupart monarchie began in Babylon vnder Nabuchodonosor.1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 546 The Oryx..which Aristotle and Pliny call a unicorn, Aelianus a quadrucorn.1663in Cramond Annals of Banff (1893) II. 43 Helen Morrison is ordained to appear..in Sackcloth, it being a quadrulapse.1685Rec. Dingwall Presb. (Sc. Hist. Soc.) 357 [A] quadrulapse in fornication.1828Sterling Ess. etc. (1848) II. 35 A quadru-pawed monster.

quadru-

word-forming element meaning "four, having four, consisting of four," variant of quadri-, especially before -p-, from an older form of the element, which perhaps was influenced later by tri-.

quadru- /ˈkwɒdru:/ combining form.

ORIGIN: Latin, var. of quadri-.

Having four, fourfold.

quadru-

combining form. a variant of quadri-, as in quadruped.

quadru-
— see quadri-

词汇	quadru-
词根词缀	AHD Dictionary.com MWCD OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED WBD Webster quadru- pref.（前缀） Variant of quadri- quadri-的变体 quadru- Word Origin 1 variant of quadri-. Origin < Latin: variant of quadri- before labial consonants, as in quadrupēs quadruped, quadruplex quadruplex Related Words quadrumanous quadruped quadri- quadruplex quadru- combining form ⇨ see quadri- quadru-\|ˈkwɒdruː\|a variant of quadri-; in L. restricted to a few formations in which the second element begins with p, as quadrupēs, quadruplex, quadruplus, and their derivatives. Apart from words based on these L. forms, mod. Eng. has quadru- only in quadrumanous etc. (after quadruped), but a few other examples are found in 16–17th c., as quadrucorn, a four-horned animal; quadrulapse, a fourth lapse or fall; quadrupart(ed) = quadripartite a. Also quadru-pawed nonce-wd., having four paws.1575Sir T. Gresham in Wills Doctors' Comm. (Camden) 64 The said indenture quadrupartted dated the saide xxth day of Maie.1600W. Watson Decacordon (1602) 203 The quadrupart monarchie began in Babylon vnder Nabuchodonosor.1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 546 The Oryx..which Aristotle and Pliny call a unicorn, Aelianus a quadrucorn.1663in Cramond Annals of Banff (1893) II. 43 Helen Morrison is ordained to appear..in Sackcloth, it being a quadrulapse.1685Rec. Dingwall Presb. (Sc. Hist. Soc.) 357 [A] quadrulapse in fornication.1828Sterling Ess. etc. (1848) II. 35 A quadru-pawed monster. quadru- word-forming element meaning "four, having four, consisting of four," variant of quadri-, especially before -p-, from an older form of the element, which perhaps was influenced later by tri-. quadru- /ˈkwɒdru:/ combining form. ORIGIN: Latin, var. of quadri-. Having four, fourfold. quadru- combining form. a variant of quadri-, as in quadruped. quadru- — see quadri-
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