kwartier

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch quartier, from Old French quartier, from Latin quartārius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʋɑrˈtiːr/ Hyphenation: kwar‧tier Rhymes: -iːr Homophone: Kwartier === Noun === kwartier n (plural kwartieren, diminutive kwartiertje n) a quarter of an hour, i.e. 15 minutes the quarter(s) at (a) person(s)'s disposal to live in; one's living quarters (now uncommon outside names) a neighborhood, defined part of a town or city Synonyms: buurt, wijk (heraldry) a quarter of an heraldic field (genealogy, heraldry, chiefly plural) all of one's ancestors up to a specified degree, indicated by the maximum number of possible ancestors at a given level (2, 4, 8, 16, etc.), generally listed on a document; originally used for nobles whose coats of arms would be displayed on such a document (dated outside names) a region Synonyms: gebied, landstreek, regio, streek (archaic) synonym of kwart (“quarter; one-fourth”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== kwart ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: kwartier → Indonesian: kwartir Negerhollands: kwati, quartier