how to pronounce quartal

/kvaʁˈtaːl/

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quartal is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of quartal in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… vom zweiten quartal gesprochen doch …”

meanings of quartal

noun:

A quarter year.

quartal frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word quartal occurs in german on average 10.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.