Quark

See also: quark

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kvark/, [kʋaʁk], [kʋaɐ̯k], [kʋaːk]
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Etymology 1

With the Central German development tw- → qu- (see quer) from late Middle High German twarc, from a West Slavic language (compare Polish twaróg), from Proto-Slavic *tvarogъ. Cognate to German Low German Dwarg.

Noun

Quark m (genitive Quarks or Quarkes, no plural)

quark (kind of cheese or cream)
(informal) nonsense; rubbish; baloney

Synonyms

(quark): Glumse; Topfen (both regional)
(nonsense): Unsinn; Quatsch; Kappes

Descendants

Danish: kvark
Dutch: kwark
English: quark
Japanese: クワルク (kuwaruku)
Korean: 크바르크 (keubareukeu)

Etymology 2

From English quark.

Noun

Quark n (genitive Quarks, plural Quarks)

a quark (particle)

Declension

Declension of Quark

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Quark	die	Quarks
genitive	eines	des	Quarks	der	Quarks
dative	einem	dem	Quark	den	Quarks
accusative	ein	das	Quark	die	Quarks

Derived terms

Bottom-Quark (Beauty-Quark)
Charm-Quark
Down-Quark
Strange-Quark
Top-Quark (Truth-Quark)
Up-Quark

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