kvart
Danish
Etymology
From Latin quartus (“fourth”), from quattuor (“four”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres (“four”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
kvart
Inflection
Inflection of kvart | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | kvart | — | —2 |
Indefinite 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
Adjective
kvart (neuter singular kvart, definite singular and plural kvarte)
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
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
Etymology 1
Adjective
kvart (neuter singular kvart, definite singular and plural kvarte)
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
Etymology 2
Pronoun
kvart
References
- “kvart” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kvȁrt m (Cyrillic spelling ква̏рт)
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
Audio: (file)
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
See also
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