Kilo Lingo

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From Latin quaternus ('set of four'), from quattuor ('four'), since a notebook was originally made of sheets folded into gatherings of four.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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This word is part of lesson 79.