Quartett

See also: quartett

German

Etymology

From Italian quartetto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kvaʁˈtɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt

• Audio:

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Noun

Quartett n (strong, genitive Quartettes or Quartetts, plural Quartette)

1. (music) quartet (music composition in four parts)
2. (music) quartet (group of four musicians)
3. (literature) quartet
4. (card games) four of a kind

Declension

Declension of Quartett [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Quartett	die	Quartette
genitive	eines	des	Quartettes, Quartetts	der	Quartette
dative	einem	dem	Quartett, Quartette1	den	Quartetten
accusative	ein	das	Quartett	die	Quartette

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Quartett” in Duden online
• “Quartett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Quartett” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.