kvarts
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʰʋ̥ɑːd̥s]
Etymology 1
From German Quarz, From Middle High German twarc, probably a Slavic loanword, compare Polish twardy (“hard”), Czech tvrdý (“hard”), from Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ.
Declension
Declension of kvarts
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kvarts | kvartsen | kvartser | kvartserne |
| genitive | kvarts' | kvartsens | kvartsers | kvartsernes |
Derived terms
- rosakvarts
- rosenkvarts
Further reading
- “kvarts” in Den Danske Ordbog
Estonian
Etymology
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Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- roosakvarts
Further reading
- kvarts in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
Faroese
Etymology
From German Quarz, from Middle High German twarc.
Declension
| n11s | Singular | |
| Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kvarts | kvartsið |
| Accusative | kvarts | kvartsið |
| Dative | kvartsi | kvartsinum |
| Genitive | kvarts | kvartsins |
Swedish
Declension
| Declension of kvarts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kvarts | kvartsen | kvartser | kvartserna |
| Genitive | kvarts | kvartsens | kvartsers | kvartsernas |
Derived terms
- rosenkvarts
Noun
kvarts
- indefinite genitive singular of kvart.
; normally used to describe a quarter (one of four equal parts) of something
- Finlands huvudstad har en och en kvarts miljon invånare.
- The capital city of Finland has one and a quarter-million inhabitants.
- Finlands huvudstad har en och en kvarts miljon invånare.
References
- kvarts in Svensk ordbok.
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