kvarter
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Via German Quartier from French quartier, from Latin quārtārius, from quārtus (“fourth”) + -ārius.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kvarter n
- quarter, neighbourhood (district of a city)
- quarter-hour (fifteen minutes)
References edit
- “kvarter” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kvarter c
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
kvarter m
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin quartarius, via French quartier.
Noun edit
kvarter n (definite singular kvarteret, indefinite plural kvarter or kvarterer, definite plural kvartera or kvarterene)
- quarter (district, area; phase of the moon)
- quarter-hour, quarter of an hour, 15 minutes
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “kvarter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Latin quartarius, via French quartier.
Noun edit
kvarter n (definite singular kvarteret, indefinite plural kvarter, definite plural kvartera)
- quarter (district, area; phase of the moon)
- quarter-hour, quarter of an hour, 15 minutes
References edit
- “kvarter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin quartarius, via French quartier.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kvarter n
Declension edit
Declension of kvarter | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kvarter | kvarteret | kvarter | kvarteren |
Genitive | kvarters | kvarterets | kvarters | kvarterens |
Derived terms edit
- arbetarkvarter (“working class area”)
- bostadskvarter (“residental area”)
- högkvarter (“headquarters”)
- kvartersbutik (“convenience store”)
- kvartersmark (“area designated for buildings”)
- slumkvarter (“slum area”)