kvarter

Danish

Etymology 1

Via German Quartier from French quartier, from Latin quārtārius, from quārtus (“fourth”) +‎ -ārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰʋ̥ɑˈtˢeɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

kvarter n

1. quarter, neighbourhood (district of a city)
2. quarter-hour (fifteen minutes)

References

• “kvarter” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰʋ̥ɑːd̥ɐ]

Noun

kvarter c

1. indefinite plural of kvart

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Noun

kvarter m

1. 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)

1. quarter (district, area; phase of the moon)
2. quarter-hour, quarter of an hour, 15 minutes

Derived terms

• hovedkvarter

References

• “kvarter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin quartarius, via French quartier.

Noun

kvarter n (definite singular kvarteret, indefinite plural kvarter, definite plural kvartera)

1. quarter (district, area; phase of the moon)
2. quarter-hour, quarter of an hour, 15 minutes

References

• “kvarter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin quartarius, via French quartier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kvarˈteːr/

• Audio:

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Noun

kvarter n

1. city block
2. neighborhood
3. quarters

Declension

Declension of kvarter

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kvarter	kvarters
	definite	kvarteret	kvarterets
plural	indefinite	kvarter	kvarters
	definite	kvarteren	kvarterens

Derived terms

• arbetarkvarter (“working class area”)
• bostadskvarter (“residental area”)
• högkvarter (“headquarters”)
• kvartersbutik (“convenience store”)
• kvartersmark (“area designated for buildings”)
• slumkvarter (“slum area”)

References

• kvarter in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kvarter in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)