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Danish
Etymology 1
Via German Quartier from French quartier, from Latin quārtārius, from quārtus (“fourth”) + -ārius.
Pronunciation
Noun
kvarter n
- quarter, neighbourhood (district of a city)
- quarter-hour (fifteen minutes)
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
kvarter c
- indefinite plural of kvart
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
kvarter m
- indefinite plural of kvart
Etymology 2
From Latin quartarius, via French quartier.
Noun
kvarter n (definite singular kvarteret, indefinite plural kvarter or kvarterer, definite plural kvartera or kvarterene)
- quarter (district, area; phase of the moon)
- quarter-hour, quarter of an hour, 15 minutes
Derived terms
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin quartarius, via French quartier.
Noun
kvarter n (definite singular kvarteret, indefinite plural kvarter, definite plural kvartera)
- quarter (district, area; phase of the moon)
- quarter-hour, quarter of an hour, 15 minutes
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Swedish
Etymology
From Latin quartarius, via French quartier.
Pronunciation
Noun
kvarter n
- city block
- neighborhood
- quarters
Declension
Derived terms
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