Jump to content

dysterkvist

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Swedish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From dyster (gloomy) +‎ kvist (twig). Used at least since 1887. Included in SAOL from edition 11 (1986). The word feels like a surname, as Swedish surnames may end -kvist; the literal meaning (twig) is not important.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʏstɛrˌkvɪst/

Noun

[edit]

dysterkvist c

  1. (colloquial) A person prone to sadness and gloom.
    Antonym: muntergök
    När vädret är kallt och rått blir du alltid en sån dysterkvist.
    When the weather is cold and wet you always become really gloomy.

Declension

[edit]
Declension of dysterkvist
nominative genitive
singular indefinite dysterkvist dysterkvists
definite dysterkvisten dysterkvistens
plural indefinite dysterkvistar dysterkvistars
definite dysterkvistarna dysterkvistarnas

References

[edit]