vikt

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Low German and Middle Low German wicht, from Old Saxon wiht, from Proto-West Germanic *wihti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɪkt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪkt

Noun

vikt c

  1. weight (what something weighs, measured in for example kilograms)
    När man väger sig så får man reda på sin vikt
    When you weigh yourself, you find out your weight
    gå upp/ner i vikt
    gain/lose weight
    viktökning / viktminskning
    weight gain / weight loss
    vara värd sin vikt i guld
    be worth one's weight in gold
    1. (physics, informal) mass
      Synonym: massa
    2. (physics, proscribed) weight (gravitational force on an object)
      Synonym: tyngd
  2. a weight (object with the purpose of having (a particular) weight, for example of weights used in weight training or weightlifting or in a balance or the like)
    vikterna på skivstången
    the weights on the barbell
    vikterna i ena vågskålen
    the weights on one side of the scale
  3. (in compounds) weight (weight class)
    tungvikt
    heavyweight
  4. importance (of something)
    en fråga av stor vikt
    a matter of great importance
    vikten av att hålla sams
    the importance of getting along
    lägga/fästa stor vikt vid något
    attach great importance to something
Usage notes

In everyday usage, vikt vs. tyngd can be summarized as "what something weighs" vs. "(downward) force due to weight." Sometimes a bit fuzzy.

Declension
Declension of vikt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite vikt vikts
definite vikten viktens
plural indefinite vikter vikters
definite vikterna vikternas
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viːkt/

Participle

vikt

  1. past participle of vika
Derived terms

Verb

vikt

  1. supine of vika

References

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