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)

quick, fast
Synonyms: ferm, rask, snabb
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.

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