kvikur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kvikr, Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, whence also English quick. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Landt 1800 mentions it as typical Faroese in contrast to Danish hurtig.

Adjective

kvikur (comparative kvikari, superlative kvikastur)

1. swift, rapid, quick
   • hann er kvikur

     he has a quick mind

Declension

Declension of kvikur (a1)
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	kvikur	kvik	kvikt
Accusative	kvikan	kvika	kvikt
Dative	kvikum	kvikari	kvikum
Genitive	kviks	kvikar	kviks
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	kvikir	kvikar	kvik
Accusative	kvikar	kvikar	kvik
Dative	kvikum	kvikum	kvikum
Genitive	kvika	kvika	kvika

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kvikr, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz whence also English quick. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvɪːkʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɪːkʏr

Adjective

kvikur (comparative kvikari, superlative kvikastur)

1. alive, lively
2. quick, fast

Declension

positive forms of kvikur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kvikur	kvik	kvikt
	accusative	kvikan	kvika
	dative	kvikum	kvikri	kviku
	genitive	kviks	kvikrar	kviks
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kvikir	kvikar	kvik
	accusative	kvika
	dative	kvikum
	genitive	kvikra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kviki	kvika	kvika
	acc/dat/gen	kvika	kviku
	plural (all-case)	kviku

comparative forms of kvikur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	kvikari	kvikari	kvikara
	plural (all-case)	kvikari

superlative forms of kvikur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kvikastur	kvikust	kvikast
	accusative	kvikastan	kvikasta
	dative	kvikustum	kvikastri	kvikustu
	genitive	kvikasts	kvikastrar	kvikasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kvikastir	kvikastar	kvikust
	accusative	kvikasta
	dative	kvikustum
	genitive	kvikastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kvikasti	kvikasta	kvikasta
	acc/dat/gen	kvikasta	kvikustu
	plural (all-case)	kvikustu

Derived terms

• kvikmynd
• kviksyndi
• kveikur
• kvika