Quark

See also: quark

German

Etymology 1

With the Central German development tw- → qu- (see quer) from late Middle High German twarc, from a West Slavic language (compare Polish twaróg), from Proto-Slavic *tvarogъ. Cognate to German Low German Dwarg. Doublet of Quargel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kvark/, [kʋaʁk], [kʋaɐ̯k], [kʋaːk]

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• Homophone: quak (some speakers)

Noun

Quark m (strong, genitive Quarkes or Quarks, no plural)

1. quark (kind of cheese or cream)
2. (informal) nonsense; rubbish; baloney

   Synonyms: Unsinn, Quatsch, Kappes, Topfen, Quargel

Declension

Declension of Quark [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Quark
genitive	eines	des	Quarkes, Quarks
dative	einem	dem	Quark, Quarke1
accusative	einen	den	Quark

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• (quark): Glumse; Topfen (both regional)

Descendants

• → Danish: kvark
• → Dutch: kwark
• → English: quark
• → Japanese: クワルク (kuwaruku)
• → Kashubian: kwark
• → Korean: 크바르크 (keubareukeu)
• → Swedish: kvarg

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English quark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kvɔʁk]

• Audio:

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Noun

Quark n (strong, genitive Quarks, plural Quarks)

1. quark (particle)

Declension

Declension of Quark [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Quark	die	Quarks
genitive	eines	des	Quarks	der	Quarks
dative	einem	dem	Quark	den	Quarks
accusative	ein	das	Quark	die	Quarks

Derived terms

• Bottom-Quark (Beauty-Quark)
• Charm-Quark
• Down-Quark
• Strange-Quark
• Top-Quark (Truth-Quark)
• Up-Quark

Further reading

• “Quark” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache