kvik

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kvik(k)r or borrowed from Middle Low German quik, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (“alive”). Doublet of kæk and kvæg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kvik/, [ˈkʰʋ̥iɡ̊]

Adjective

kvik (neuter kvikt, plural and definite singular attributive kvikke, comparative kvikkere, superlative (predicative) kvikkest, superlative (attributive) kvikkeste)

1. lively
2. clever, quick-witted
3. fast

References

• “kvik,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kvike

Etymology

From Old Norse kvikr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kvik/

Noun

kvik m (definite singular kviken, indefinite plural kviker, definite plural kvikene)

1. (anatomy) quick (of a nail):

References

• “kvik” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kviːk/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kvikr, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz. Akin to English quick.

Adjective

kvik (neuter kvikt, definite singular and plural kvike, comparative kvikare, indefinite superlative kvikast, definite superlative kvikaste)

1. fast, quick, easy
2. lively
3. quick-witted

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kvikr.

Alternative forms

• kvike

Noun

kvik m (definite singular kviken, indefinite plural kvikar, definite plural kvikane)

1. (anatomy) quick (of a nail):

References

• “kvik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.