quadr- / quadri-
four
Latin · quattuor / quadri-
Latin quattuor means "four", and quadr- builds words about fours: a quadrangle has four sides, a quadruped walks on four legs, a quadrant is a fourth of a circle.
Memory trick
QUADR sounds like "quad": a quad bike has four wheels.
Words from this root
- quadrant (quadr + ant) — one fourth of a circleचतुर्थांश
- quadrangle (quadr + angle) — figure with four anglesचतुर्भुज, चौकोर आँगन
- quadruped (quadru + ped) — four-footed animalचौपाया
- quadrilateral (quadri + lateral) — shape with four sidesचतुर्भुज
- quadratic (quadr + atic) — involving squaresद्विघात
- quadrennial (quadr + enn + ial) — every four yearsहर चार साल का
- quadruple (quadr + uple) — four times as muchचौगुना
- quadruplet (quadr + uplet) — one of four babiesचार जुड़वाँ में से एक
- quarter (quart + er) — one of four partsचौथाई
- quadrillion (quadr + illion) — a very big numberएक बहुत बड़ी संख्या
- quadriceps (quadri + ceps) — four-headed thigh muscleजाँघ की मांसपेशी
- quadrate (quadr + ate) — square, having four sidesचौकोर