Swedish adjective

kvick

quick, witty

Meaning

quick; witty

In Swedish: snabb, hastig

Forms

Forms of kvick
Basic formkvickwith en-words
Neuterkvicktwith ett-words
Plural and definitekvickaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativekvickare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativekvickast“-est”, “most …”

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What does kvick mean?

kvick in a sentence

  • kvicka rörelser
    nimble movements
  • en kvick replik
    a witty line

Questions

What does kvick mean in English?

kvick means “quick, witty”.

Similar words

rappsnabbraskhastig

Origin

From Old Swedish qvikker, qviker, from Old Norse kvikr (whence also Norwegian Bokmål kvikk, Norwegian Nynorsk kvik, Icelandic kvikur and Faroese kvikur), from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, whence also English quick.

Nearby common words

kvick is number 7,835 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 7,831åkomma complaint, affliction
  • 7,832frigiva dated form of frige
  • 7,833jackpott jackpot
  • 7,834askunge Cinderella (an inconspicuous girl who, for example through marriage, achieves fame and admiration)
  • 7,836åder vein, blood vessel, vein in a leaf
  • 7,837kränka insult, violate
  • 7,838slöt closed, concluded
  • 7,839riv intensity, feistiness, abrasion, abrasiveness
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