четверть

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Russian

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Noun

че́тверть (čétvertʹf inan (genitive че́тверти, nominative plural че́тверти, genitive plural четверте́й)

  1. quarter, fourth
    три че́твертиtri čétvertithree quarters
    че́тверть второ́го (of time)čétvertʹ vtoróvoquarter past one
    без че́тверти два (of time)bez čétverti dvaquarter to two
  2. school term, quarter
  3. (astronomy) quarter, phase (of the moon)
  4. (music) crotchet, quarter note

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Descendants

  • Persian: چتول (čatval), چتور (čatvar)
  • English: tchetvert

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