kwartet

• IPA^(key): /kʋɑrˈtɛt/

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• Hyphenation: kwar‧tet

Borrowed from Italian quartetto. The current pronunciation and spelling may be influenced by French quartette.

kwartet n (plural kwartetten, diminutive kwartetje n)

1. quartet (A group of four people or things), particularly
   1. (music) A musical composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument, especially classical music composed for two violins, a viola and a cello.
   2. (music) A group of four musicians who perform together, especially one that plays classical music two violins, a viola and a cello.
3. (card games) a card game where players have to collect sets of four cards
5. (card games) four of a kind

   Synonym: carré

6. a foursome (sex act involving four people)

• quartet (obsolete)
• quartetto (obsolete)

• duo
• kwintet
• nonet
• octet
• sextet
• septet
• trio

• kwartetten
• pianokwartet
• strijkkwartet

• → Indonesian: kuartet

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kwartet

1. inflection of kwartetten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Borrowed from Italian quartetto.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkfar.tɛt/

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• Rhymes: -artɛt
• Syllabification: kwar‧tet

kwartet m inan

1. (music) quartet (musical composition in four parts)
2. (music) quartet (group of four musicians fit to play such a piece of music together)
3. quartet (any group of four members)

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