quietus

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (dated, uncountable, usually) A stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity.
  2. (dated, figuratively, uncountable, usually) Death.
  3. (dated, uncountable, usually) Final settlement (e.g., of a debt).

Conceptos

Traducciones

إِسْتِراحة

ύπνος

εξόφληση

ανάπαυση

απαλλαγή

الهمود

Pronunciado como (IPA)
/kwaɪˈiːtəs/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

Short for Medieval Latin quiētus est (literally “he is quiet”). First attested in the 1530s. Earlier attested as Late Middle English quietus est. Doublet of coy, quiet, quit, and quite.

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