quarter

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from. Compare 🇨🇬. .

Noun



 * 1) A fourth part of something.
 * 2)  Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
 * 3)  A measure of capacity used chiefly for grain or coal, varying greatly in quantity by time and location.
 * 4) A fourth part of a pound; approximately 113 grams.
 * 5)  A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard.
 * 6)  A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night.
 * 7)  A fourth part of the year; 3 months; a term or season.
 * 8)  A fourth part of an hour; a period of fifteen minutes, especially with reference to the quarter before or after the hour.
 * 9)  A fourth part of a hundredweight.
 * 10)  A fourth part of a coat of arms, or the charge on it, larger than a canton and normally on the upper dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
 * 11)  A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada.
 * 12)  One of four equal periods into which a game is divided.
 * 13)  A quarter of an acre or 40 roods.
 * 14) Place or position.
 * 15) A region or place.
 * 16) Each of four parts into which the earth or sky is divided, corresponding to the four cardinal points of the compass.
 * 17) A division or section of a town or city, especially having a particular character of its own, or associated with a particular group etc.
 * 18) One's residence or dwelling-place;  rooms, lodgings, especially as allocated to soldiers or domestic staff.
 * 19)  A topic or area of endeavour.
 * 20)  The aftmost part of a vessel's side, roughly from the last mast to the stern.
 * 21) * 1808–10,, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 80:
 * I was one morning walking the deck, when Rogers, whose watch it was, sitting upon the quarter, called to me in his usual style, ‘Come here, Bill.’
 * 1)  The part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, the side of its coffin.
 * 2)  A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests.
 * opposition to the policy came from an unexpected quarter, as well as from certain quarters which had historically opposed it
 * all quarters of the socialist movement; praise from Conservative quarters
 * 1)  Relations between people.
 * 2) Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.
 * 3) Short forms.
 * 4)  A quarterback.
 * 5)  A quartermaster; a quartermaster sergeant.
 * 6) A quarterfinal.
 * opposition to the policy came from an unexpected quarter, as well as from certain quarters which had historically opposed it
 * all quarters of the socialist movement; praise from Conservative quarters
 * 1)  Relations between people.
 * 2) Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.
 * 3) Short forms.
 * 4)  A quarterback.
 * 5)  A quartermaster; a quartermaster sergeant.
 * 6) A quarterfinal.
 * 1) Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.
 * 2) Short forms.
 * 3)  A quarterback.
 * 4)  A quartermaster; a quartermaster sergeant.
 * 5) A quarterfinal.
 * 1) A quarterfinal.
 * 1) A quarterfinal.

Synonyms

 * ; ward; ; ;  ;
 * ; ward; ; ;  ;
 * ; ward; ; ;  ;

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: رُبُع
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: rüb, çərək
 * Bavarian: Viadl
 * Belarusian: чвэрць
 * Bulgarian: че́твърт
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 四分之一
 * Czech:
 * Danish: fjerdedel,
 * Dutch:, vierdeel,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: veerand, neljandik
 * Faroese: fjórðingur
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: მეოთხედი
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: τέταρτον
 * Hawaiian: hapahā
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: fjórðungur
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua: quarto, quarte parte
 * Irish: ceathrú
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 四分の一,, 四半分
 * Kazakh: ширек
 * Khmer: មួយភាគបួន
 * Korean: 4분의 1, 사분의 일
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: چارەک
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Latgalian: catūrtdale
 * Latin:, quarta
 * Latvian: ceturtdaļa
 * Lithuanian: ketvirtadalis, ketvirtis
 * Macedonian: четвртина
 * Malay:
 * Jawi: ڤرامڤت
 * Rumi:
 * Malayalam: കാല്‍
 * Manchu: ᡨᡠᠪᡳ
 * Manx: kerroo
 * Maori: hauwhā
 * Norman: quartchi
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: firedel, fjerdedel
 * Nynorsk: firedel, fjerdedel
 * Pennsylvania German: Vardel
 * Persian:, ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, quarta parte
 * Quechua: yaqa
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian:, (одна) четвёртая (часть)
 * Scottish Gaelic: ceathramh, cairteal
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: четврт
 * Roman:
 * Slovak: štvrť
 * Slovene: četrt,
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: běrtyl
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Tajik: чоряк
 * Tamil:
 * Telugu: పావు భాగం, నాలుగో వంతు
 * Thai:, หนึ่งในสี่, หนึ่งส่วนสี่
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian:
 * Uzbek:
 * Vietnamese: phần tư
 * Volapük:
 * Welsh: chwarter, chwarter
 * Yiddish: פֿערטל
 * Zazaki: çeyreg


 * Burmese:
 * Caribbean Hindustani: tjonnie
 * Czech: čtvrťák
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: neljännesdollari
 * French: ,
 * German: Vierteldollar
 * Hindi: ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Javanese:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: بیستوپێنج سەنت
 * Navajo: naaki yáál
 * Persian: بیست و پنج سنتی
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: moeda de vinte e cinco centavos
 * Romanian: monedă de douăzeci și cinci cenți
 * Russian:
 * Saramaccan: kwaliki
 * Spanish: ,
 * Sranan Tongo: kwartyi, tyawa, drisren
 * Telugu: (Quarter of Indian Rupee)
 * Thai: เหรียญสลึง
 * Ukrainian:
 * Yiddish: קוואָדער


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: тримесечие
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Crimean Tatar: kvartal
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: kvaronjaro
 * Estonian: kvartal
 * Faroese: ársfjórðingur
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: კვარტალი
 * German: ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: तिमाही,
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: fjórðungur
 * Ido: ,
 * Indonesian:, , trimester
 * Interlingua: trimestre
 * Irish: ráithe
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Lithuanian: ketvirtis
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: kvartal
 * Nynorsk: kvartal
 * Persian:, سه‌ماهه
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: ràith
 * Slovak: štvrťrok
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: త్రైమాసికం
 * Thai:
 * Turkish: trimestır, çeyrekyıl
 * Ukrainian: ква́ртал
 * Zazaki: çeyregser


 * Bulgarian: четръртина
 * Estonian: veerandaeg
 * Greek:
 * Thai: ควอเตอร์, ควอร์เตอร์


 * Arabic: حَارَة
 * Armenian:
 * Bavarian: Viadl
 * Belarusian: кварта́л
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: vierdeel,, ,
 * Esperanto: kvartalo
 * Estonian: kvartal
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: კვარტალი
 * German:, , Veedel, ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: ἄμφοδον, φάρσος
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic: fjórðungur, hverfi
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Khmer:
 * Ladino:
 * Roman: maalé
 * Latin: ,
 * Lithuanian: kvartalas
 * Ngazidja Comorian: mraya
 * Norwegian:, kvarter
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Somali: xaafad
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: běrtyl
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tamil: ,
 * Thai:, ,
 * Turkish:, , , , ,
 * Ukrainian: кварта́л
 * Volapük: harat, tedaharat, pöfanaharat, luharat, plödaharat
 * Zazaki: mahla


 * French:
 * Georgian: კვარტალი


 * Hebrew:, , יַרְכָה

Adjective

 * 1) Pertaining to an aspect of a quarter.
 * 2)  Consisting of a fourth part, a quarter ($1/4$, 25%).
 * 3)  Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.
 * 1)  Related to a three-month term, a quarter of a year.

Usage notes
Often used in a combining form quarter-.

Antonyms

 * quadruple

Verb

 * 1)  To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
 * 2)  To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
 * 3)  To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
 * 4)  To quartersaw.
 * 5)  To execute (someone) by tying each limb to a different animal (such as a horse) and driving them in different directions.
 * 6)  To display different coats of arms in the quarters of a shield.
 * 1)  To execute (someone) by tying each limb to a different animal (such as a horse) and driving them in different directions.
 * 2)  To display different coats of arms in the quarters of a shield.

Synonyms

 * , ; See also Thesaurus:sojourn

Antonyms

 * quadruple (multiply by four)

Translations

 * Bulgarian: разделям на четири
 * Czech: čtvrtit, rozčtvrtit
 * Dutch: vierdelen,
 * Finnish: jakaa neljään osaan ; jakaa neljällä
 * Galician:
 * German: ,
 * Greek: τεταρτιάζω,
 * Ido: quarpecigar
 * Japanese: 四分, 四分割
 * Latin: quadripartiō
 * Norman: quarteller
 * Polish: ćwiartować, poćwiartować
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian: разквартирувам
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish:
 * Galician: ,
 * German:, , ,
 * Greek:
 * Ido:, ,
 * Polish: kwaterować, zakwaterować


 * Finnish:

Etymology 2
Borrowed from.

Verb

 * 1)  To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.

Etymology
. In the military senses, influenced by 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) fourth
 * 2)  trapdoor
 * 1)  trapdoor

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  old measure of corn

Etymology
Borrowed from, from.

Noun

 * 1) A  fourth part of something:
 * 2) A  of a whole chicken.
 * 3) One of the four divisions of the earth or sky.
 * 4) A  of the year; a three-month period.
 * 5) A  of the night; a three-hour period.
 * 6) A  of an hour; a 15-minute period.
 * 7) One of the moon's four phases.
 * 8)  A fourth part of a coat of arms.
 * 9) A unit of capacity being a quarter of another measure.
 * 10) A unit of weight often a quarter of an ounce or pound.
 * 11) A unit of length nine inches; being quarter of an ell.
 * 12) Any part, portion, or fragment.
 * 13) A region, locale or place.
 * 14) A certain fencing maneuver.
 * 15)  A direction; a way.
 * 1)  A direction; a way.

Noun

 * 1)   (one fourth)