Quartär

See also: quartär

German

Etymology

From Latin quartus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kvaʁˈtɛːɐ̯/, /kvaʁˈteːɐ̯/

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• Hyphenation: Quar‧tär

Proper noun

Quartär n (proper noun, strong, genitive Quartärs)

1. the Quaternary (a geologic period; from 2.58 million years ago to the present – immediately following the Tertiary)

Declension

Declension of Quartär [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Quartär
genitive	eines	des	Quartärs
dative	einem	dem	Quartär
accusative	ein	das	Quartär

Meronyms

• Holozän, Pleistozän

Holonyms

• Känozoikum

Coordinate terms

• Neogen, Paläogen
• Tertiär (obsolete since 2004, but still informally used)

Further reading

• “Quartär” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Quartär” in Duden online