kvicksand

Swedish

varningsskylt för kvicksand i Danmark [quicksand warning sign in Denmark] (Danish fare (“danger”) is Swedish fara (“danger”))

Etymology

kvick +‎ sand

Noun

kvicksand c

1. quicksand

   Jag sjunker långsamt ner i kvicksand. Kasta hit ett rep!

   I'm slowly sinking into quicksand. Throw me a rope! [Throw to here / hither a rope!]

Declension

Declension of kvicksand
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kvicksand	kvicksanden	—	—
Genitive	kvicksands	kvicksandens	—	—

References

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