kvæg

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰʋ̥ɛˀj], [ˈkʰʋ̥ɛˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish quik, qwegh (“alive, lively”), from Old Norse kvikr, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, cognate with English quick, German quick (from Low German), keck. Doublet of kvik, kæk, and kvaj. The modern use as a noun is an abbreviation of Old Danish qwikfæ, Old Norse kvikfé.

Noun

kvæg n (singular definite kvæget, not used in plural form)

1. (collective) cattle

Declension

Declension of kvæg

neuter gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kvæg	kvæget
genitive	kvægs	kvægets

Further reading

• “kvæg” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kvæg

1. imperative of kvæge