kvick

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish qvikker, qviker, from Old Norse kvikr (whence also Norwegian Bokmål kvikk, Norwegian Nynorsk kvik, Icelandic kvikur and Faroese kvikur), from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, whence also English quick. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

kvick (comparative kvickare, superlative kvickast)

  1. quick, fast
    Synonyms: ferm, rask, snabb
  2. witty
    Synonym: fyndig

Declension

Inflection of kvick
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kvick kvickare kvickast
neuter singular kvickt kvickare kvickast
plural kvicka kvickare kvickast
masculine plural2 kvicke kvickare kvickast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 kvicke kvickare kvickaste
all kvicka kvickare kvickaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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