quisling

See also: Quisling

English

WOTD – 16 July 2012

Alternative forms

• Quisling

Etymology

Named after Norwegian military officer Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), who ruled the Nazi collaborationist government of Norway during World War Two. From Quislinus, Latinization of Quislin, based on the Danish place name Kvislemark. This term first appeared in 1940.

The surname is seemingly supposed to mean "one who is from Kvislemark", and is equivalent to Kvisle(mark) +‎ -ing (suffix designating a person of a certain origin or with certain qualities). However, the earlier form of the name, Quislinus/Quislin, appears to have been a fanciful coinage based upon Kvisle(mark) + Latin -inus (“suffix indicating a relationship of position, possession, or origin”), and only later on came to be reinterpreted as containing Norwegian -ing (“suffix designating a person of a certain origin or with certain qualities”). Kvislemark is composed of Danish kvissel (“cleft branch”) +‎ mark (compare Danmark). kvissel itself is a derivative of Old Norse kvísl (“fork [as in a 'fork in the road']”), which ultimately comes (by dissimilation) from Proto-Germanic *twīsilō. Cognates include Old English twisla (“confluence, junction, fork of a river or road”) and Old High German zwisila (“forked implement, twig, branch”).

Ultimately related to English twistle, twissel, and twizzle. By surface analysis, quisle +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪz.lɪŋ/

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

Noun

quisling (plural quislings)

1. (derogatory) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy. [from 1940]

   Synonyms: collaborator, traitor, rat

   • 1940, Walter Tschuppik, The Quislings: Hitler's Trojan Horses, Hutchinson, page 7:

     In many countries, including some where the Jews were neither numerically strong nor in possession of important posts, these envoys of the German Secret Service have been able, solely by the use of anti-Jewish slogans, to create those "national" Fascist movements from which Quislings are bred.

   • 1944, Ralph D. Casey, EM 2: What Is Propaganda?‎^[1], War Department:

     If, in the nation about to be attacked, influential persons were discovered who could be bribed or corrupted, German agents made use of these quislings.

   • 1983 December 17, Tom Reeves, “The Scondras Victory”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 22, page 5:

     It is time to clear out the quislings and paid flunkies of city hall and big business.

   • 1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun:

     The man she cherishes, the man she butterfly-kisses, the man she sleeps curved around like two spoons in a drawer. It is he who is evil, he who is sworn to destroy her, an emotional quisling of the first water.

Derived terms

• quisle
• quisler
• quislingism
• quislingize
• quislingized
• quisling-style

 

Translations

traitor

• Armenian: կվիսլինգ (kvisling)
• Bengali: মীর জাফর (bn) (mir japhor), গদ্দার (bn) (goddar)
• Bulgarian: предател (bg) m (predatel), изменник (bg) m (izmennik)
• Catalan: col·laboracionista m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 賣國賊 / 卖国贼 (zh) (màiguózéi), 通敵者 / 通敌者 (tōngdízhě)

• Czech: kolaborant (cs) m, zrádce (cs) m
• Danish: quisling c, landsforræder c
• Dutch: quisling (nl) m, landverrader (nl) m, NSB'er m (pejorative)
• Finnish: quisling (fi), maanpetturi
• French: quisling (fr) m, collabo (fr) m or f
• German: Kollaborateur (de) m, Verräter (de) m
• Greek: κουίσλινγκ m (kouíslingk) (indeclinable), δωσίλογος (el) m (dosílogos), προδότης (el) m (prodótis) (formally)
• Japanese: 売国奴 (ja) (baikokudo), 国賊 (ja) (kokuzoku)
• Korean: 매국노(賣國奴) (ko) (maegungno)
• Macedonian: квислинг m (kvisling), измеќар m (izmeḱar), предавник m (predavnik), колаборационист m (kolaboracionist)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: quisling (no) m, landsforræder (no) m, landssviker m

  Nynorsk: kvisling m, quisling m, landsforrædar m, landssvikar m

• Polish: kolaborant (pl) m, kolaborantka (pl) f, zdrajca (pl) m, zdrajczyni (pl) f
• Portuguese: quisling (pt) m
• Russian: кви́слинг (ru) m (kvísling), коллаборациони́ст (ru) m (kollaboracioníst), преда́тель (ru) m (predátelʹ), изме́нник (ru) m (izménnik)
• Slovak: kvisling m
• Slovene: kvizling m
• Spanish: colaboracionista m or f, traidor (es) m
• Swedish: quisling (sv) c, landsförrädare (sv) c, femtekolonnare (sv) c
• Ukrainian: зра́дник m (zrádnyk)

Verb

quisling

1. present participle and gerund of quisle

See also

• fifth column

Further reading

• quisling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Etymology

After Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), who ruled the Nazi collaborationist government of Norway during World War Two.

Noun

quisling c (singular definite quislingen, plural indefinite quislinge or quislinger)

1. a quisling (traitor who collaborates with the enemy. Especially one who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country)

References

• “quisling” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

After Vidkun Quisling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʋɪs.lɪŋ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: quis‧ling

Noun

quisling m (plural quislingen, diminutive quislingetje n)

1. quisling

   Synonym: landverrader

Finnish

Etymology

From Norwegian quisling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʋisliŋː(i)/, [ˈkʋis̠liŋː(i)]
• Rhymes: -isliŋː(i)

Noun

quisling

1. quisling

Declension

Inflection of quisling (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		quisling	quislingit
genitive		quislingin	quislingien
partitive		quislingia	quislingeja
illative		quislingiin	quislingeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		quisling	quislingit
accusative	nom.	quisling	quislingit
	gen.	quislingin
genitive		quislingin	quislingien
partitive		quislingia	quislingeja
inessive		quislingissa	quislingeissa
elative		quislingista	quislingeista
illative		quislingiin	quislingeihin
adessive		quislingilla	quislingeilla
ablative		quislingilta	quislingeilta
allative		quislingille	quislingeille
essive		quislingina	quislingeina
translative		quislingiksi	quislingeiksi
abessive		quislingitta	quislingeitta
instructive		—	quislingein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of quisling (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative quislingini quislingini accusative nom. quislingini quislingini gen. quislingini genitive quislingini quislingieni partitive quislingiani quislingejani inessive quislingissani quislingeissani elative quislingistani quislingeistani illative quislingiini quislingeihini adessive quislingillani quislingeillani ablative quislingiltani quislingeiltani allative quislingilleni quislingeilleni essive quislinginani quislingeinani translative quislingikseni quislingeikseni abessive quislingittani quislingeittani instructive — — comitative — quislingeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative quislingisi quislingisi accusative nom. quislingisi quislingisi gen. quislingisi genitive quislingisi quislingiesi partitive quislingiasi quislingejasi inessive quislingissasi quislingeissasi elative quislingistasi quislingeistasi illative quislingiisi quislingeihisi adessive quislingillasi quislingeillasi ablative quislingiltasi quislingeiltasi allative quislingillesi quislingeillesi essive quislinginasi quislingeinasi translative quislingiksesi quislingeiksesi abessive quislingittasi quislingeittasi instructive — — comitative — quislingeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative quislingimme quislingimme accusative nom. quislingimme quislingimme gen. quislingimme genitive quislingimme quislingiemme partitive quislingiamme quislingejamme inessive quislingissamme quislingeissamme elative quislingistamme quislingeistamme illative quislingiimme quislingeihimme adessive quislingillamme quislingeillamme ablative quislingiltamme quislingeiltamme allative quislingillemme quislingeillemme essive quislinginamme quislingeinamme translative quislingiksemme quislingeiksemme abessive quislingittamme quislingeittamme instructive — — comitative — quislingeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative quislinginne quislinginne accusative nom. quislinginne quislinginne gen. quislinginne genitive quislinginne quislingienne partitive quislingianne quislingejanne inessive quislingissanne quislingeissanne elative quislingistanne quislingeistanne illative quislingiinne quislingeihinne adessive quislingillanne quislingeillanne ablative quislingiltanne quislingeiltanne allative quislingillenne quislingeillenne essive quislinginanne quislingeinanne translative quislingiksenne quislingeiksenne abessive quislingittanne quislingeittanne instructive — — comitative — quislingeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative quislinginsa quislinginsa accusative nom. quislinginsa quislinginsa gen. quislinginsa genitive quislinginsa quislingiensa partitive quislingiaan quislingiansa quislingejaan quislingejansa inessive quislingissaan quislingissansa quislingeissaan quislingeissansa elative quislingistaan quislingistansa quislingeistaan quislingeistansa illative quislingiinsa quislingeihinsa adessive quislingillaan quislingillansa quislingeillaan quislingeillansa ablative quislingiltaan quislingiltansa quislingeiltaan quislingeiltansa allative quislingilleen quislingillensa quislingeilleen quislingeillensa essive quislinginaan quislinginansa quislingeinaan quislingeinansa translative quislingikseen quislingiksensa quislingeikseen quislingeiksensa abessive quislingittaan quislingittansa quislingeittaan quislingeittansa instructive — — comitative — quislingeineen quislingeinensa

Further reading

• “quisling”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

1940, after Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), who ruled the Nazi collaborationist government of Norway during World War Two.

Noun

quisling m (definite singular quislingen, indefinite plural quislinger, definite plural quislingene)

1. a quisling (traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country)

References

• “quisling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

1940, after Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), who ruled the Nazi collaborationist government of Norway during World War Two.

Noun

quisling m (definite singular quislingen, indefinite plural quislingar, definite plural quislingane)

1. alternative spelling of kvisling (“a quisling, traitor”)

References

• “quisling” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English quisling.

Noun

quisling m (plural quislings)

1. (derogatory) quisling (traitor who collaborates with the enemy)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål Quisling.

Noun

quisling m (plural quislingi)

1. quisling

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	quisling	quislingul		quislingi	quislingii
genitive-dative	quisling	quislingului		quislingi	quislingilor
vocative	quislingule			quislingilor

Swedish

Etymology

After Vidkun Quisling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kvɪsˌlɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: quis‧ling
• Rhymes: -²ɪslɪŋ

Noun

quisling c

1. (derogatory) a quisling

   Synonyms: landsförrädare, kollaboratör

Declension

Declension of quisling

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	quisling	quislings
	definite	quislingen	quislingens
plural	indefinite	quislingar	quislingars
	definite	quislingarna	quislingarnas

References

• quisling in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• quisling in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• quisling in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)