kwartet - Wiktionary, the free dictionary


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  • IPA(key): /kʋɑrˈtɛt/
  • 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. a quartet, group of four
  2. especially a chamber music ensemble of four players, may be specifed after one or more of them
  3. a quartette, piece of chamber music written in four parts, as for the above type of ensemble
  4. a card game where players have to collect sets of four cards
  5. a foursome (sex act involving four people)

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/
  • 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