"kʷetwr̥-" meaning in Proto-Indo-European

See kʷetwr̥- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: kʷtwr̥- [canonical], kʷtur- [canonical], kʷtru- [canonical]
Etymology: Zero grade form of *kʷetwóres (“four”). Head templates: {{head|ine-pro|prefix|head=*kʷ(e)twr̥- (before cons.)|head2=*kʷ(e)tur- (before vow.)|head3=*kʷ(e)tru- (with metathesis)}} *kʷ(e)twr̥- (before cons.) or *kʷ(e)tur- (before vow.) or *kʷ(e)tru- (with metathesis)
  1. four, fourfold Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-pro",
            "2": "*kʷetru-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Celtic: *kʷetru-",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Celtic: *kʷetru- (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*feþur-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *feþur-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *feþur-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Hellenic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "τετρα-"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: τετρα- (tetra-)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: τετρα- (tetra-)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "itc-pro",
            "2": "*kʷatru-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Italic: *kʷatru-\nLatin: quadri-, quadru- (see there for further descendants)\nUmbrian: petur- (as in peturpursus)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Italic: *kʷatru-\nLatin: quadri-, quadru- (see there for further descendants)\nUmbrian: petur- (as in peturpursus)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "iir-pro",
            "2": "*čatwr̥-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čatwr̥-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čatwr̥-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-pro",
            "2": "*ćatwr̥-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćatwr̥-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćatwr̥-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sa",
            "2": "चतुर्-"
          },
          "expansion": "Sanskrit: चतुर्- (catur-)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sanskrit: चतुर्- (catur-)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Zero grade form of *kʷetwóres (“four”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kʷtwr̥-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kʷtur-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kʷtru-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "prefix",
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        "head3": "*kʷ(e)tru- (with metathesis)"
      },
      "expansion": "*kʷ(e)twr̥- (before cons.) or *kʷ(e)tur- (before vow.) or *kʷ(e)tru- (with metathesis)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Indo-European",
  "lang_code": "ine-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kʷetwr̥-",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "four, fourfold"
      ],
      "id": "en-kʷetwr̥--ine-pro-prefix-M~oYl8mG",
      "links": [
        [
          "four",
          "four"
        ],
        [
          "fourfold",
          "fourfold"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kʷetwr̥-"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-pro",
            "2": "*kʷetru-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Celtic: *kʷetru-",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Celtic: *kʷetru- (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*feþur-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *feþur-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *feþur-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Hellenic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "τετρα-"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: τετρα- (tetra-)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: τετρα- (tetra-)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "itc-pro",
            "2": "*kʷatru-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Italic: *kʷatru-\nLatin: quadri-, quadru- (see there for further descendants)\nUmbrian: petur- (as in peturpursus)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Italic: *kʷatru-\nLatin: quadri-, quadru- (see there for further descendants)\nUmbrian: petur- (as in peturpursus)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "iir-pro",
            "2": "*čatwr̥-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čatwr̥-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Indo-Iranian: *čatwr̥-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-pro",
            "2": "*ćatwr̥-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćatwr̥-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ćatwr̥-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sa",
            "2": "चतुर्-"
          },
          "expansion": "Sanskrit: चतुर्- (catur-)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sanskrit: चतुर्- (catur-)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Zero grade form of *kʷetwóres (“four”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kʷtwr̥-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kʷtur-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kʷtru-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "*kʷ(e)twr̥- (before cons.)",
        "head2": "*kʷ(e)tur- (before vow.)",
        "head3": "*kʷ(e)tru- (with metathesis)"
      },
      "expansion": "*kʷ(e)twr̥- (before cons.) or *kʷ(e)tur- (before vow.) or *kʷ(e)tru- (with metathesis)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Indo-European",
  "lang_code": "ine-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kʷetwr̥-",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Indo-European lemmas",
        "Proto-Indo-European prefixes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "four, fourfold"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "four",
          "four"
        ],
        [
          "fourfold",
          "fourfold"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kʷetwr̥-"
}

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