kvæg

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Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰʋ̥ɛˀj], [ˈkʰʋ̥ɛˀ]

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

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

  1. (collective) cattle
Declension[edit]
Declension of kvæg
neuter
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative kvæg kvæget
genitive kvægs kvægets

Further reading[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

kvæg

  1. imperative of kvæge
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