Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic

Noun edit

svisch n

  1. swish, swoosh (sound somewhere between a whiz and a whoosh)
    svischet från floretterna
    the swishing sound of the foils (very thin, flexible swords used in fencing)

Usage notes edit

"Svosch" also occurs spontaneously, with the same intuition as for "swoosh."

Declension edit

Declension of svisch 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative svisch svischet
Genitive svischs svischets

Related terms edit

Interjection edit

svisch

  1. swish, swoosh
    Hon slog i luften med käppen. Svisch! Svisch!
    She struck the air in front of her with her cane. Swish! Swish!

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