kwota

See also: kwotą

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian quota.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɔː.ta/

Noun

kwota f (plural kwoti)

  1. share, amount, part
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      kull skuża
      f’soċjetà kkankrata
      li ma tridx taf b’mara
      sakemm m’hemmx kwota
      li ma tridx taf b’mara
      sakemm ma tridx tivvota
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Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin quota.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkfɔ.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: kwo‧ta

Noun

kwota f (diminutive kwotka, related adjective kwotowy)

  1. amount, sum, figure (certain amount of money)
    Synonym: suma
  2. (economics) quota (limit set by state or international institutions on the production of or trade in specific goods)
    Hypernym: limit
  3. (archaic) amount, number (total or sum of items)
    Synonyms: ilość, liczba

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • kwota bezsporna
adverbs
  • kwotowo
nouns
  • kwotowość

Further reading

  • kwota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kwota in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • kwoty in PWN's encyclopedia