kwadrans akademicki

Polish

FWOTD – 12 January 2024

Etymology

Literally, “academic quarter”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkfad.rans a.ka.dɛˈmit͡s.ki/
• Rhymes: -it͡ski

Noun

kwadrans akademicki m inan

1. (education) academic quarter (traditional fifteen-minutes discrepancy between the time a university lecture nominally will start (according to schedule) and the time it actually starts, used in some educational institutions)
   • 2006, “Wagary na studiach”, in Dziennik Łódzki‎^[1], Polskapresse, oddział Prasa Łódzka:

     Świętością jest kwadrans akademicki, który dziś dotyczy zarówno studenta, jak i wykładowcy.

     Sacrosanct is the academic quarter-hour, which nowadays applies to both students and lecturers.

Declension

Declension of kwadrans akademicki

	singular	plural
nominative	kwadrans akademicki	kwadransy akademickie
genitive	kwadransa akademickiego	kwadransów akademickich
dative	kwadransowi akademickiemu	kwadransom akademickim
accusative	kwadrans akademicki	kwadransy akademickie
instrumental	kwadransem akademickim	kwadransami akademickimi
locative	kwadransie akademickim	kwadransach akademickich
vocative	kwadransie akademicki	kwadransy akademickie

Further reading

• kwadrans akademicki in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kwadrans akademicki in Polish dictionaries at PWN