ćwierć

See also: cwierc and ćwierć-

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish cztwierć, from Proto-Slavic *četvьrtь, nominalization of *četvьrtъ (fourth) (whence Polish czwarty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕfjɛrt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: ćwierć

Numeral

ćwierć

  1. quarter

Noun

ćwierć f

  1. a quarter, a former Polish unit of volume equal to ¼ korzec or 2 miarka
  2. (Poznań) jug

Declension

adjective
  • ćwierciowy
nouns
verbs

Further reading

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