kvikur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kvikr, Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, whence also English quick. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Landt 1800[1] mentions it as typical Faroese in contrast to Danish hurtig.

Adjective

kvikur (comparative kvikari, superlative kvikastur)

  1. swift, rapid, quick
    • hann er kvikur
      he has a quick mind

Declension
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Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) kvikur kvik kvikt
Accusative (hvønnfall) kvikan kvika
Dative (hvørjumfall) kvikum kvikari kvikum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (kviks) (kvikar) (kviks)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) kvikir kvikar kvik
Accusative (hvønnfall) kvikar
Dative (hvørjumfall) kvikum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (kvika)

References
  1. Jørgen Landt: Forsøg til en Beskrivelse over Færøerne. Copenhagen 1800, reprinted 1965. (p. 249)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kvikr, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz whence also English quick. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰvɪːkʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːkʏr

Adjective

kvikur (comparative kvikari, superlative kvikastur)

  1. alive, lively
  2. quick, fast

Declension
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kvikur kvik kvikt
accusative kvikan kvika kvikt
dative kvikum kvikri kviku
genitive kviks kvikrar kviks
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kvikir kvikar kvik
accusative kvika kvikar kvik
dative kvikum kvikum kvikum
genitive kvikra kvikra kvikra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kviki kvika kvika
accusative kvika kviku kvika
dative kvika kviku kvika
genitive kvika kviku kvika
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kviku kviku kviku
accusative kviku kviku kviku
dative kviku kviku kviku
genitive kviku kviku kviku
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kvikari kvikari kvikara
accusative kvikari kvikari kvikara
dative kvikari kvikari kvikara
genitive kvikari kvikari kvikara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kvikari kvikari kvikari
accusative kvikari kvikari kvikari
dative kvikari kvikari kvikari
genitive kvikari kvikari kvikari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kvikastur kvikust kvikast
accusative kvikastan kvikasta kvikast
dative kvikustum kvikastri kvikustu
genitive kvikasts kvikastrar kvikasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kvikastir kvikastar kvikust
accusative kvikasta kvikastar kvikust
dative kvikustum kvikustum kvikustum
genitive kvikastra kvikastra kvikastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kvikasti kvikasta kvikasta
accusative kvikasta kvikustu kvikasta
dative kvikasta kvikustu kvikasta
genitive kvikasta kvikustu kvikasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kvikustu kvikustu kvikustu
accusative kvikustu kvikustu kvikustu
dative kvikustu kvikustu kvikustu
genitive kvikustu kvikustu kvikustu

Derived terms
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