Swedish noun

en kvist

twig/kvɪst/

Meaning

twig

In Swedish: liten gren (på träd och buskar)

Forms

Forms of kvist
Singular, indefiniteen kvist
Singular, definitekvisten
Plural, indefinitekvistar
Plural, definitekvistarna

kvist is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kvist, den stora kvisten. Check another noun

Practise kvist

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Is it en kvist or ett kvist?

Questions

What does kvist mean in English?

kvist means “twig”.

Is it en kvist or ett kvist?

It is en kvist, and “the twig” is kvisten.

What is the plural of kvist?

The plural of kvist is kvistar, and the definite plural is kvistarna.

Similar words

pinne

Origin

From Old Norse kvistr.

Nearby common words

kvist is number 9,456 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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