kvist

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kvistr.

Noun

kvist c (singular definite kvisten, plural indefinite kviste)

  1. (botany) a twig
  2. a stick (twig or small branch)
  3. (architecture) a dormer

Declension
Declension of kvist
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kvist kvisten kviste kvistene
genitive kvists kvistens kvistes kvistenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kvistr.

Noun

kvist m (definite singular kvisten, indefinite plural kvister, definite plural kvistene)

  1. (botany) a twig
  2. a stick (twig or small branch)
  3. (architecture) a dormer

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse kvistr.

Noun

kvist m (definite singular kvisten, indefinite plural kvister or kvistar, definite plural kvistene or kvistane)

  1. (botany) a twig
  2. a stick (twig or small branch)
  3. (typography) twig, one of the side strokes of a rune; ogonek

Declension
  Declension of kvist (strong i-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative kvist kvisten kvister, kvistar kvistene, kvistane
compound-genitive ― ― kviste- ―
  Landsmål declension of kvist (strong i-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative kvist kvisten kvister kvisterne
dative ― kviste ― kvistom
compound-genitive ― ― kviste- ―

kvist m (definite singular kvisten, indefinite plural kvistar, definite plural kvistane)

  1. (architecture) a dormer

Synonyms

References

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse kvistr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kvɪst/

Noun

kvist c

  1. (botany) a twig
  2. a stick (twig or small branch)
  3. (architecture) a dormer

Declension
Declension of kvist 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kvist kvisten kvistar kvistarna
Genitive kvists kvistens kvistars kvistarnas

Synonyms

Hyponyms
  • kvista

Derived terms

Trivia

Both kvist (“twig”) and gren (“branch”) often appear in Swedish last names.

References

Anagrams
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