Quarz

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German quarz (14th c., Bohemia), probably with the Central German development tw- → qu- (as in quer etc.) from a West Slavic language (compare Czech tvrdý, Polish twardy), from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ (“hard”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kvaːrts/, [kʋaːʁt͡s], [kʋaːɐ̯ts], [kʋaːt͡s]
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Noun[edit]

Quarz m (genitive Quarzes, plural Quarze)

quartz

Declension[edit]

Declension of Quarz

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Quarz	die	Quarze
genitive	eines	des	Quarzes	der	Quarze
dative	einem	dem	Quarz, Quarze¹	den	Quarzen
accusative	einen	den	Quarz	die	Quarze

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

→ Danish: kvarts
→ English: quartz
→ French: quartz (see there for further descendants)
→ Italian: quarzo
→ Russian: кварц (kvarc) (see there for further descendants)
→ Serbo-Croatian: kvȁrc, ква̏рц
→ Spanish: cuarzo
→ Swedish: kvarts

Further reading[edit]

“Quarz” in Duden online

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /kwat͡s/

Noun[edit]

Quarz m (plural Quarz)

quartz

Further reading[edit]

Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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