kvicktänkt
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]kvick (“quick”) + tänkt (“thought (or "think'd")”)
Adjective
[edit]kvicktänkt (not comparable)
- quickwitted
- Synonym: snabbtänkt
Usage notes
[edit]For someone who quickly comes up with the right thing to do in an emergency situation or the like, snabbtänkt sounds a bit better, though it's subtle.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of kvicktänkt | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | kvicktänkt | — | — |
Neuter singular | kvicktänkt | — | — |
Plural | kvicktänkta | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | kvicktänkte | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | kvicktänkte | — | — |
All | kvicktänkta | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |