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

• ark (dormer)

References

• “kvist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• kvest (dialectal)

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

• ark (dormer)

References

• “kvist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• qvist (archaic)

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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kvist	kvists
	definite	kvisten	kvistens
plural	indefinite	kvistar	kvistars
	definite	kvistarna	kvistarnas

Synonyms

• gren

Hyponyms

• kvista

Derived terms

• på morgonkvisten

Trivia

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

References

• kvist in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kvist in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kvist in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• vikts