Quark

== German == === Etymology 1 === From late Middle High German twarc with the Central German development tw- → qu- (see quer), from a West Slavic language (compare Polish twaróg), from Proto-Slavic *tvarogъ. Cognate to Low German Dwarg. Doublet of Quargel. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kvark/, [kʋaʁk], [kʋaɐ̯k], [kʋaːk] Homophone: quak (some speakers) ==== Noun ==== Quark m (strong, genitive Quarkes or Quarks, no plural) quark (kind of cheese or cream) (informal) nonsense; rubbish; baloney Synonyms: Unsinn, Quatsch, Kappes, Topfen, Quargel ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (quark): Glumse; Topfen (both regional) ===== Descendants ===== → Danish: kvark → Dutch: kwark → English: quark → Japanese: クワルク (kuwaruku) → Kashubian: kwark → Korean: 크바르크 (keubareukeu) → Swedish: kvarg === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English quark. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [kvɔʁk] ==== Noun ==== Quark n (strong, genitive Quarks, plural Quarks) quark (elementary particle) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “Quark”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)