Quark

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German

Etymology 1

With the Central German development tw- → qu- (see quer) from late Middle High German twarc, from a West Slavic language (compare Polish twaróg), from Proto-Slavic *tvarogъ. Cognate to German Low German Dwarg. Doublet of Quargel.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kvark/, , ,
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  • Homophone: quak (some speakers)

Noun

Quark m (strong, genitive Quarkes or Quarks, no plural)

  1. quark (kind of cheese or cream)
  2. (informal) nonsense; rubbish; baloney
    Synonyms: Unsinn, Quatsch, Kappes, Topfen, Quargel
Declension
Declension of Quark
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Quark
genitive eines des Quarkes, Quarks
dative einem dem Quark, Quarke1
accusative einen den Quark

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms
Descendants
  • → Danish: kvark
  • → Dutch: kwark
  • → English: quark
  • → Japanese: クワルク (kuwaruku)
  • → Kashubian: kwark
  • → Korean: 크바르크 (keubareukeu)
  • → Swedish: kvarg

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English quark.

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Pronunciation

Noun

Quark n (strong, genitive Quarks, plural Quarks)

  1. quark (particle)
Declension
Declension of Quark
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Quark die Quarks
genitive eines des Quarks der Quarks
dative einem dem Quark den Quarks
accusative ein das Quark die Quarks
Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Quark” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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