kwarts

Dutch

Etymology

German Quarz, from Middle High German twarc, probably from a West Slavic language (compare Czech tvrdý (“hard”), Polish twardy (“hard”), Russian твёрдый (tvjórdyj, “hard”)), from Old Church Slavonic тврьдъ (tvrĭdŭ, “firm”), from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ.

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Noun

kwarts n (plural kwartsen)

  1. (mineralogy) quartz

Derived terms
  • rozenkwarts
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