kvart

Danish

Etymology

From Latin quartus (“fourth”), from quattuor (“four”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres (“four”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kvart/, [kʰvɑːd̥]

Adjective

kvart

  1. a quarter of, quarter-

Inflection
Inflection of kvart
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular kvart — —2
Neuter singular kvart — —2
Plural kvarte — —2
Definite attributive1 kvarte — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

kvart c (singular definite kvarten, plural indefinite kvarter)

  1. quarter (one of four equal parts)
  2. fourth (music interval)
  3. quarto (book size, paper size)
  4. (fencing) quarte

Inflection
Declension of kvart
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kvart kvarten kvarter kvarterne
genitive kvarts kvartens kvarters kvarternes

Synonyms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin quartus.

Adjective

kvart (neuter singular kvart, definite singular and plural kvarte)

  1. a quarter of
    en kvart kilo - a quarter (of a) kilo

Noun

kvart m (definite singular kvarten, indefinite plural kvarter, definite plural kvartene)

  1. a quarter (one of four equal parts)
  2. kvart over - quarter past (an hour)
  3. kvart på - quarter to (an hour)
  4. a fourth (music, interval on diatonic scale)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʋɑrt/

Etymology 1

From Latin quartus.

Adjective

kvart (neuter singular kvart, definite singular and plural kvarte)

  1. a quarter of
    ein kvart kilo - a quarter (of a) kilo

Noun

kvart m (definite singular kvarten, indefinite plural kvartar, definite plural kvartane)

  1. a quarter (one of four equal parts)
  2. kvart over - quarter past (an hour)
  3. kvart på - quarter to (an hour)
  4. a fourth (music, interval on diatonic scale)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronoun

kvart

  1. neuter singular of kvar

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Quart.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʋârt/

Noun

kvȁrt m (Cyrillic spelling ква̏рт)

  1. neighborhood, area

Declension
Declension of kvart
singular plural
nominative kvȁrt kvàrtovi
genitive kvarta kvartova
dative kvartu kvartovima
accusative kvart kvartove
vocative kvarte kvartovi
locative kvartu kvartovima
instrumental kvartom kvartovima

Swedish

Pronunciation
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Noun

kvart c

  1. a quarter (one of four equal parts)
  2. a quarter of an hour, 15 minutes
  3. (colloquial) a small apartment

Declension
Declension of kvart 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kvart kvarten kvartar kvartarna
Genitive kvarts kvartens kvartars kvartarnas
  • knarkarkvart
  • kvartsfinal
  • kvartsliter
  • kvartsmil
  • kvartsrast
  • kvartssamtal

See also
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