kwark

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Quark (medieval forms twarc, zwarc, quarc), from Proto-Slavic *tvarogъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʋɑrk/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: kwark
• Rhymes: -ɑrk
• Homophone: quark

Noun

kwark m (uncountable, diminutive kwarkje n)

1. (Netherlands) the soft creamy cheese type quark, made from unripe milk
2. (Netherlands) a portion of quark (usually in the diminutive form)

Synonyms

• (Belgium) plattekaas, platte kaas

Derived terms

• kwarktaart
• kwarktassen

 

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Quark. Doublet of twôrógm, an inhered form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkfark/
• Rhymes: -ark
• Syllabification: kwark

Noun

kwark m inan

1. quark (dairy product)

   Synonyms: twôrógm, glëmza

References

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “twarożek, ~róg”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “twarożek, ~róg”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English quark.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kfark/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -ark
• Syllabification: kwark

Noun

kwark m inan

1. (particle physics) quark (in the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle which forms matter)

   kwark górny ― up quark

   kwark dolny ― down quark

   kwark powabny ― charm quark

   kwark dziwny ― strange quark

   kwark t ― top quark

   kwark b ― bottom quark

Declension

Declension of kwark

	singular	plural
nominative	kwark	kwarki
genitive	kwarka	kwarków
dative	kwarkowi	kwarkom
accusative	kwark	kwarki
instrumental	kwarkiem	kwarkami
locative	kwarku	kwarkach
vocative	kwarku	kwarki

Derived terms

adjective

• kwarkowy

 

noun

• antykwark

 

Further reading

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