quarter-hour
English
noun
Definitions
- quarter of an hour; period of time equal to 15 minutes.
Etymology
Compound from English quarter + English hour.
Origin
English
hour
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- by-hour English
- forequarter English
- half-hour English
- hindquarter English
- hour English
- hourage English
- hourful English
- hourglass English
- hourless English
- hourlong English
- hourly English
- hourplate English
- hoursworth English
- hourwise English
- kilohour English
- man-hour English
- manhour English
- midhour English
- midquarter English
- multihour English
- multiquarter English
- quarter English
- quarterage English
- quarterback English
- quarterboy English
- quarterdeck English
- quarterer English
- quartereth English
- quarterfinal English
- quarterite English
- quarterization English
- quarterland English
- quarterless English
- quarterlifer English
- quarterlight English
- quarterly English
- quartermistress English
- quarterpace English
- quartersaw English
- quarterstaff English
- supper hour English
- tri-quarter English
- workhour English
- quartier French
- cuara Spanish, Castilian
- クォーター Japanese
- houre Middle English
- houre, oure Middle English
- chwarter Welsh
- ihawa Zulu
- *s/m/g-rus Proto-Sino-Tibetan
- awa Marshallese
- aua Tok Pisin
- li-awa Swati
- awa Hausa
- awa Chuukese
- aoa Bislama
- quattie Jamaican Creole
- awa Pohnpeian
- hour
- hourly
- quarter
- by-hour
- midhour
- hourage
- manhour
- hourful
- workhour
- hourlong
- hourless
- hourwise
- kilohour
- man-hour
- half-hour
- hourplate
- multihour
- quarterer
- quarterly
- hourglass
- quartereth
- midquarter
- quarterite
- quarterage
- quarterboy
- hoursworth
- quartersaw
- quarterless
- quarterback
- supper hour
- forequarter
- tri-quarter
- hindquarter
- quarterland
- quarterdeck
- quarterpace
- quarterlifer
- quarterfinal
- multiquarter
- quarterlight
- quarterstaff
- quarterization
- quartermistress