Dictionary

quatrain en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkwɒt.ɹeɪn/

Etymology

Etymology tree French quatre French -ain French quatrainbor. English quatrain Borrowed from French quatrain.

Meanings

1. A poem in four lines.
2. A stanza of four lines.
   • Has flung the Stone that puts the stars to flight:
   • And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught
   • Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night,
   • The menu card was designed by Mr. Arthur Hacker, and further enriched by some charming verses in Omarian quatrains from Mr. Le Gallienne, who read them to a sympathetic audience. 1894 December 26, The Sketch, London, page 396, column 1:
   • The Sultan's Turret in a Noose of light.
   • Example:

Forms

Relateds

cinquain · septet · terzain · octave · sestet · tercet · couplet

Synonyms

tetrastich (four-line stanza)

Translations (44)

de Quartett (a stanza of four lines) · ca quartet (a stanza of four lines) · es redondilla (a stanza of four lines) · ca quarteta (a stanza of four lines) · lt katrenas (a stanza of four lines) · es serventesio (a stanza of four lines) · id caturlarik (a stanza of four lines) · sv kvatrin (a stanza of four lines) · sv kvadernar (a stanza of four lines) · sv fyrrading (a stanza of four lines) · cmn 四行詩 /四行诗 (a stanza of four lines) · pl kwartyna (a stanza of four lines) · et katrään (a stanza of four lines) · es cuarteto (a stanza of four lines) · ja クウォートレイン (a stanza of four lines) · es cuarteta (a stanza of four lines) · bg четиристишие (a stanza of four lines) · ja 四行連 (a stanza of four lines) · ja クワトレイン (a stanza of four lines) · fi nelisäe (a stanza of four lines) · sh katren (a stanza of four lines) · ru четверости́шие (a stanza of four lines) · nl kwatrijn (a stanza of four lines) · id sajak empat baris (a stanza of four lines) · ar رُبَاعِيّ (a stanza of four lines) · pt quarteto (a stanza of four lines) · vi thơ bốn câu (a stanza of four lines) · ro catren (a stanza of four lines) · it quartina (a stanza of four lines) · hy ռուբայի (a stanza of four lines) · ru катре́н (a stanza of four lines) · pl czterowiersz (a stanza of four lines) · cmn 四行連 /四行连 (a stanza of four lines) · fr quatrain (a stanza of four lines) · pl tetrastych (a stanza of four lines) · id pantun (a stanza of four lines) · kmr çarîne (a stanza of four lines) · pt quadra (a stanza of four lines) · tr dörtlük (a stanza of four lines) · fa رباعی (a stanza of four lines) · sh катрен (a stanza of four lines) · sv quatrain (a stanza of four lines) · tl kuwarteta (a stanza of four lines) · cs čtyřverší (a stanza of four lines)