Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch quarte, from Old French quart, from Latin quārta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʋɑrt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kwart
  • Rhymes: -ɑrt

Noun

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kwart n (plural kwarten, diminutive kwartje n)

  1. A quarter, one of four (equal) parts.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Caribbean Hindustani: kwát
  • Caribbean Javanese: kuwat
  • Papiamentu: kuart

Maltese

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Maltese numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: erbgħa
    Attributive cardinal: (short form) erba’, (long form) erbat
    Ordinal: raba’
    Adverbial: erba’ darbiet
    Fractional: kwart, (obsolete) robbu

Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian quarto.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kwart m (plural kwarti)

  1. quarter
    Synonym: (obsolete) robbu (robu’)

Mohegan-Pequot

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Alternative forms

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  • gwart (obsolete orthography)

Etymology

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From English quart.

Noun

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kwart

  1. (possibly obsolete) quart

References

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  • A Vocabulary of Mohegan-Pequot (John D. Prince, Frank G. Speck)