kvarts

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰʋ̥ɑːd̥s]

Etymology 1

From German Quarz, from Middle High German twarc, probably a Slavic loanword, compare Polish twardy (“hard”), Czech tvrdý (“hard”), from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ.

Noun

kvarts c (singular definite kvartsen, plural indefinite kvartser)

1. quartz

Declension

Declension of kvarts

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kvarts	kvartsen	kvartser	kvartserne
genitive	kvarts'	kvartsens	kvartsers	kvartsernes

Derived terms

• rosakvarts
• rosenkvarts

Further reading

• “kvarts” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From German Quarz.

Noun

kvarts

1. genitive singular of kvart

Estonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kvarts (genitive kvartsi, partitive kvartsi)

1. (mineralogy) quartz

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• roosakvarts

Further reading

• “kvarts”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Faroese

Etymology

From German Quarz, from Middle High German twarc.

Noun

kvarts n (genitive singular kvarts, uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) quartz

Declension

n11s	Singular
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kvarts	kvartsið
Accusative	kvarts	kvartsið
Dative	kvartsi	kvartsinum
Genitive	kvarts	kvartsins

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Quarz.

Noun

kvarts m (definite singular kvartsen)

1. (mineralogy) quartz

Derived terms

• kvartsitt

References

• “kvarts” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Quarz.

Noun

kvarts m (definite singular kvartsen)

1. (mineralogy) quartz

Derived terms

• kvartsitt

References

• “kvarts” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Quarz. First attested in 1745.

Noun

kvarts c

1. quartz

Declension

Declension of kvarts

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kvarts	kvarts
	definite	kvartsen	kvartsens
plural	indefinite	kvartser	kvartsers
	definite	kvartserna	kvartsernas

Derived terms

• rosenkvarts

Etymology 2

Noun

kvarts

1. indefinite genitive singular of kvart; normally used to describe a quarter (one of four equal parts) of something

   Finlands huvudstad har en och en kvarts miljon invånare.

   The capital city of Finland has one and a quarter-million inhabitants.

References

• kvart in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kvarts in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kvarts in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• kvart in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH
• kvarts in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)