kwik

English

Adjective

kwik (comparative kwikker, superlative kwikkest)

Eye dialect spelling of quick.

Usage notes

Phonemic spelling, generally used in commercial names, like Kwik Meal.

Afrikaans

Chemical element
Hg
Previous: goud (Au)
Next: tallium (Tl)

Etymology

From Dutch kwik, short for kwikzilver.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kvək/
Audio: (file)

Noun

kwik (uncountable)

mercury

Dutch

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kwik

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Chemical element
Hg
Previous: goud (Au)
Next: thallium (Tl)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʋɪk/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: kwik
Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology 1

From kwikzilver.

Noun

kwik n (uncountable)

the element mercury
(metonymous) the temperature
Het kwik is vannacht tot onder nul gedaald.
The mercury has dropped to below zero (centigrade) tonight.

Synonyms

kwikzilver

Derived terms

kwikthermometer

Related terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: kwik
→ Caribbean Javanese: kuwig
→ Papiamentu: kuek, kwik
→ Sranan Tongo: kwek
→ West Frisian: kwik

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch quic, from Old Dutch quic, from Proto-West Germanic *kwiku, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz. Compare English quick.

Adjective

kwik (comparative kwikker, superlative kwikst)

Alternative form of kwiek.

Inflection

Declension of kwik
uninflected	kwik
inflected	kwikke
comparative	kwikker
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		kwik	kwikker	het kwikst het kwikste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	kwikke	kwikkere	kwikste
	n. sing.	kwik	kwikker	kwikste
	plural	kwikke	kwikkere	kwikste
definite		kwikke	kwikkere	kwikste
partitive		kwiks	kwikkers	—

Limburgish

Etymology

From Dutch kwik.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkwɪ˦ɡ]

Noun

kwik n

(uncountable) mercury
A part of mercury

Inflection

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian quik, from Proto-West Germanic *kwiku, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (“living; active”). More at quick.

Adjective

kwik

perk; nimble

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English quick.

Adjective

kwik

quick