kvick
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish qvikker, qviker, from Old Norse kvikr (whence also Norwegian Bokmål kvikk, Norwegian Nynorsk kvik, Icelandic kvikur and Faroese kvikur), from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, whence also English quick. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
kvick (comparative kvickare, superlative kvickast)
Declension edit
| Inflection of kvick | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | kvick | kvickare | kvickast |
| Neuter singular | kvickt | kvickare | kvickast |
| Plural | kvicka | kvickare | kvickast |
| Masculine plural3 | kvicke | kvickare | kvickast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | kvicke | kvickare | kvickaste |
| All | kvicka | kvickare | kvickaste |
| 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 | |||