kvist

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

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 and gren, meaning the same, are often used as a suffix in Swedish last names.

References

Anagrams
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