different between quaternary vs esan

English

Etymology

From the Latin quatern?rius (“containing or consisting of four”), from quatern? (“four each”, “four at a time”) + -?rius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French quaternaire.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kw??t??n??i/; (rare) IPA^(key): /?kw??t?n(?)?i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?kw??t??n???i/

Adjective

quaternary (not comparable)

1. Of fourth rank or order

   the quaternary stress in a pronounced word

2. Of a mathematical expression containing e.g. x⁴
3. Relating to or in number base four
4. (organic chemistry) quaternary ammonium
5. (inorganic chemistry) composed of four elements

Usage notes

The fourth ordinal from Latin that might etymologically follow tertiary is quartary, but quaternary (from the distributive number instead) is more usual in English.

Related terms

• quaternion

Derived terms

• bisquaternary
• quaternary ammonium

Translations

See also

• unary, unitary (1)
  • primary (1st)
• binary (2)
  • secondary (2nd)
• ternary or trinary (3)
  • tertiary (3rd)
• quaternary (4)
  • quartary (4th)
  • tetranary (4)
• quinary (5)
• senary (6)
• septenary (7)
• octonary (8)
• novenary (9)
  • nonary (9th)
• denary (10)
• duodenary (12)
• vicenary (20)
• tricenary (30)
• sexagenary (60)
• centenary (100)

Noun

quaternary (plural quaternaries)

1. (chemistry) A quaternary compound.
2. (geology) The Quaternary period or the system of deposits laid down during it.

Basque

Etymology

Unknown, the variant erran seems to point to an original form with an alien cluster with two different outcomes such as *esran.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /e.s?an/

Verb

esan (present participle esaten, future participle esango, infinitive esan, verbal noun esate)

1. to say, tell

   Synonym: erran

Usage notes

The synthetic conjugation is entirely unrelated etymologically to the non-finite forms. Instead, it uses a stem -io- to conjugate synthetically. However, some of the synthetic forms are archaic, so more often periphrastic will be used instead. For example, instead of

the periphrastic form

is more commonly used.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) asen
• (Surmiran, Vallader) asan

Etymology

From Latin asinus.

Noun

esan m (plural esans)

1. (Puter) (male) donkey, ass

Coordinate terms

• (sex): esna

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ésom. Cognates include Irish eisean and Manx eshyn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s??n??/

Pronoun

esan

1. (emphatic) he, him, it

See also