chwarter

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English quarter.

Noun

chwarter m (plural chwarterau or chwarteriau or chwarterion or chwarteri, not mutable)

  1. quarter (one of four equal parts)
    Rydw i'n mynd i adael am chwarter wedi naw.
    I'm going to leave at quarter past nine.

See also
  • pedrannu (“to quarter, to divide into four parts”)

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwarter”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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