kwart

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kwart n (plural kwarten, diminutive kwartje n)

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

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

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

Maltese

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

Borrowed from Italian quarto.

Pronunciation

Noun

kwart m (plural kwarti)

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

Mohegan-Pequot

Alternative forms

  • gwart (obsolete orthography)

Etymology

From English quart.

Noun

kwart

  1. (possibly obsolete) quart

References

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