Quarz

See also: quarz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German quarz (14th c., Bohemia), probably with the Central German development tw- → qu- (as in quer etc.) from a West Slavic language (compare Czech tvrdý, Polish twardy), from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ (“hard”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kvaːrts/, [kʋaːʁt͡s], [kʋaːɐ̯ts], [kʋaːt͡s]
  • audio(file)

Noun

Quarz m (strong, genitive Quarzes, plural Quarze)

  1. quartz

Declension
Declension of Quarz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Quarz die Quarze
genitive eines des Quarzes der Quarze
dative einem dem Quarz, Quarze1 den Quarzen
accusative einen den Quarz die Quarze

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Danish: kvarts
  • → English: quartz
  • → French: quartz (see there for further descendants)
  • → Italian: quarzo
  • → Portuguese: quartzo
  • → Russian: кварц (kvarc) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: kvȁrc, ква̏рц
  • → Spanish: cuarzo
  • → Swedish: kvarts

Further reading
  • “Quarz” in Duden online
  • “Quarz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kwat͡s/

Noun

Quarz m (plural Quarz)

  1. quartz

Further reading
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