el
masculine
/kwaˈðeɾno/
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Translation
notebook
Word origin
From Latin quaternus ('set of four'), from quattuor ('four'), since a notebook was originally made of sheets folded into gatherings of four. The same root gives English 'quaternary' and 'quire'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- quaternus
- English cognates
- quaternary, quire
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcuadernos
Examples
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I write everything in my blue notebook.
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The boy forgot his notebook at school.
regalaron .
They gave me a lovely notebook for my birthday.
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I have a notebook just for new words.
ejercicio.
Get out the notebook and start the exercise.
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