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)

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

Inflection

Inflection of kvik

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	kvik	kvikkere	kvikkest2
indefinite neuter singular	kvikt	kvikkere	kvikkest2
plural	kvikke	kvikkere	kvikkest2
definite attributive1	kvikke	kvikkere	kvikkeste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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.