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svikt

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the verb svikte.

Noun edit

svikt m (definite singular svikten, indefinite plural svikter, definite plural sviktene)

  1. failure
  2. giving way, sinking
  3. elasticity, flexibility
  4. weakness, compromise
  5. deficiency, shortage
  6. departure, deviation (e.g. from a course)
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

svikt

  1. imperative of svikte

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From the verb svikta.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

svikt f or m (definite singular svikten or svikta, indefinite plural sviktar or svikter, definite plural sviktane or sviktene)

  1. failure
  2. act of bending; curvature

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Verb edit

svikt

  1. imperative of svikta

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Swedish edit

Noun edit

svikt c

  1. springiness, elasticity (of for example a springboard or soles on shoes)
  2. a springboard (for diving), a diving board
    Synonym: trampolin
  3. (medicine, often in compounds) impaired function of an organ, failure
    njursvikt ― kidney failure

Declension edit

Declension of svikt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative svikt svikten sviktar sviktarna
Genitive svikts sviktens sviktars sviktarnas

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