kwadrans

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin quadrāns. Doublet of kwadrant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkfa.drans/
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  • Rhymes: -adrans
  • Syllabification: kwa‧drans

Noun

kwadrans m inan (diminutive kwadransik)

  1. quarter of an hour
  2. (Ancient Rome, historical) quadrans (bronze coin of the Roman republic worth one quarter of an as)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • kwadrans in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kwadrans in Polish dictionaries at PWN