kvart
Danish
Etymology
From Latin quartus (“fourth”), from quattuor (“four”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres (“four”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kvart/, [kʰvɑːd̥]
Adjective
kvart
- 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)
- quarter (one of four equal parts)
- fourth (music interval)
- quarto (book size, paper size)
- (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
- (one of four equal parts): fjerdedel c
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin quartus.
Adjective
kvart (neuter singular kvart, definite singular and plural kvarte)
- a quarter of
- en kvart kilo - a quarter (of a) kilo
Noun
kvart m (definite singular kvarten, indefinite plural kvarter, definite plural kvartene)
- a quarter (one of four equal parts)
- kvart over - quarter past (an hour)
- kvart på - quarter to (an hour)
- a fourth (music, interval on diatonic scale)
Derived terms
- kvartfinale
References
- “kvart” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “kvart_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “kvart_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʋɑrt/
Etymology 1
From Latin quartus.
Adjective
kvart (neuter singular kvart, definite singular and plural kvarte)
- a quarter of
- ein kvart kilo - a quarter (of a) kilo
Noun
kvart m (definite singular kvarten, indefinite plural kvartar, definite plural kvartane)
- a quarter (one of four equal parts)
- kvart over - quarter past (an hour)
- kvart på - quarter to (an hour)
- a fourth (music, interval on diatonic scale)
Derived terms
- kvartfinale
Pronoun
kvart
- neuter singular of kvar
References
- “kvart” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Quart.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʋârt/
Noun
kvȁrt m (Cyrillic spelling ква̏рт)
- 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
- a quarter (one of four equal parts)
- a quarter of an hour, 15 minutes
- (colloquial) a small apartment
Declension
| Declension of kvart | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kvart | kvarten | kvartar | kvartarna |
| Genitive | kvarts | kvartens | kvartars | kvartarnas |
Related terms
- knarkarkvart
- kvartsfinal
- kvartsliter
- kvartsmil
- kvartsrast
- kvartssamtal
See also
- kvarter
- kvarting
- kvarts