quedo

See also: quedó

Catalan

Verb

quedo

1. first-person singular present indicative of quedar

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese quedo (13th c., Cantigas de Santa Maria), inherited from Latin qu(i)ētus. Doublet of quieto, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkedo/ [ˈke.ð̞ʊ]
• Rhymes: -edo

Adjective

quedo (feminine queda, masculine plural quedos, feminine plural quedas)

1. quiet, still, having little motion or activity

   Synonyms: inmóbil, quieto

2. tranquil, calm, peaceful

   Synonyms: calmo, plácido, quieto, tranquilo

   Antonyms: bravo, inquedo, inquieto, revolto

Adverb

quedo

1. quietly
2. under one's breath

Noun

quedo m (plural quedos)

1. tranquillity

Etymology 2

Verb

quedo

1. first-person singular present indicative of quedar

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “quedo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “quedo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “quedo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “quedo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese quedo, inherited from Latin qu(i)ētus. Doublet of quieto, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈke.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈke.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈke.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈke.du/ [ˈke.ðu]

• Hyphenation: que‧do

Adjective

quedo (feminine queda, masculine plural quedos, feminine plural quedas)

1. (archaic, obsolete) motionless, unmoving, still, stationary

   Synonyms: quieto, parado, imóvel

2. (archaic, obsolete) quiet, calm, serene

   Synonyms: tranquilo, quieto, calmo

Alternative forms

• quêdo (obsolete)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.du/ [ˈkɛ.ðu]

Verb

quedo

1. first-person singular present indicative of quedar

Further reading

• “quedo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin qu(i)ētus. Doublet of quieto, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkedo/ [ˈke.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -edo
• Syllabification: que‧do

Adjective

quedo (feminine queda, masculine plural quedos, feminine plural quedas)

1. quiet, still

   Synonyms: callado, quieto

Related terms

• quedar

 

Adverb

quedo

1. quietly

   Synonym: quietamente

Verb

quedo

1. first-person singular present indicative of quedar

Further reading

• “quedo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10