kwartier

Meaning

1. (neuter) a quarter of an hour, i.e. 15 minutes
2. (neuter) the quarter(s) at (a) person(s)'s disposal to live in; one's living quarters
3. (neuter) a neighborhood, defined part of a town or city
4. (neuter) a quarter of an heraldic field
5. (neuter,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
6. (neuter) a region
7. (archaic,neuter) Synonym of kwart (“quarter; one-fourth”)

Hyphenated as

kwar‧tier

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kʋɑrˈtiːr/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch quartier, from Old French quartier, from Latin quartārius.

Sentences

Er is een trein om het kwartier .

There is a train every fifteen minutes.