kwadrans akademicki

Polish
FWOTD – 12 January 2024

Etymology

Literally, “academic quarter”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkfad.rans a.ka.dɛˈmit͡s.ki/
  • Rhymes: -it͡ski

Noun

kwadrans akademicki m inan

  1. (education) academic quarter (traditional fifteen-minutes discrepancy between the time a university lecture nominally will start (according to schedule) and the time it actually starts, used in some educational institutions)
    • 2006, “Wagary na studiach”, in Dziennik Łódzki‎, Polskapresse, oddział Prasa Łódzka:
      Świętością jest kwadrans akademicki, który dziś dotyczy zarówno studenta, jak i wykładowcy.
      Sacrosanct is the academic quarter-hour, which nowadays applies to both students and lecturers.

Declension
Declension of kwadrans akademicki
singular plural
nominative kwadrans akademicki kwadransy akademickie
genitive kwadransa akademickiego kwadransów akademickich
dative kwadransowi akademickiemu kwadransom akademickim
accusative kwadrans akademicki kwadransy akademickie
instrumental kwadransem akademickim kwadransami akademickimi
locative kwadransie akademickim kwadransach akademickich
vocative kwadransie akademicki kwadransy akademickie

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