Neuter

Quentchen

Meaning

  1. (historical, neuter, strong) a quarter of a lot (in German known as Lot)
  2. (alt-of, archaic, neuter, strong) Formerly standard spelling of Quäntchen which was deprecated in the spelling reform (Rechtschreibreform) of 1996.

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gwäntli

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkvɛntçən/
Etymology

From Quent + -chen, from Medieval Latin quentinus, from quīntus (“fifth”).

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