kwark

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Quark (medieval forms twarc, zwarc, quarc), from Proto-Slavic *tvarogъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʋɑrk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kwark
  • Rhymes: -ɑrk
  • Homophone: quark

Noun

kwark m (uncountable, diminutive kwarkje n)

  1. (Netherlands) the soft creamy cheese type quark, made from unripe milk
  2. (Netherlands) a portion of quark (usually in the diminutive form)

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Derived terms

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Quark. Doublet of twôrógm, an inhered form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkfark/
  • Rhymes: -ark
  • Syllabification: kwark

Noun

kwark m inan

  1. quark (dairy product)
    Synonyms: twôrógm, glëmza

References

  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “twarożek, ~róg”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “twarożek, ~róg”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English quark.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkfark/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ark
  • Syllabification: kwark

Noun

kwark m inan

  1. (particle physics) quark (in the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle which forms matter)
    kwark górnyup quark
    kwark dolnydown quark
    kwark powabnycharm quark
    kwark dziwnystrange quark
    kwark ttop quark
    kwark bbottom quark

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

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