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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative dysterkvist dysterkvisten dysterkvistar dysterkvistarna
Genitive dysterkvists dysterkvistens dysterkvistars dysterkvistarnas

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