kvarter

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

• IPA^(key): [kʰʋ̥ɑˈtˢeɐ̯ˀ]

kvarter n

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

• “kvarter” in Den Danske Ordbog

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰʋ̥ɑːd̥ɐ]

kvarter c

1. indefinite plural of kvart

kvarter m

1. indefinite plural of kvart

From Latin quartarius, via French quartier.

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

• hovedkvarter

• “kvarter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Latin quartarius, via French quartier.

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

• “kvarter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Latin quartarius, via French quartier.

• IPA^(key): /kvarˈteːr/

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kvarter n

1. city block
2. neighborhood
3. quarters

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

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