quisling

See also Quisling

English

Etymology

1940, after Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), who ruled the Nazi collaborationist government of Norway during World War Two. Romanization of the Danish place name Kvislemark.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkwɪzlɪŋ/

Noun

quisling (plural quislings)

1. (pejorative) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
   • 1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun,

     The man she cherishes, the man she butterfly-kisses, the man she sleeps curved around like two spoons in a drawer. It is he who is evil, he who is sworn to destroy her, an emotional quisling of the first water.

Derived terms

terms derived from quisling (noun)

quisle (verb, a back-formation) quisling-hearted quislingism

quislingize, quislingized quisling-minded quisling-style

Translations

traitor

Bulgarian: предател (bg) m., изменник (bg) m. Danish: quisling (da) c., landsforræder (da) c. Dutch: quisling (nl) m., landverrader (nl) m. Finnish: quisling (fi), maanpetturi (fi) French: quisling (fr), collabo (fr)

German: Kollaborateur (de) m., Verräter (de) m. Norwegian: quisling (no) m., landsforræder (no) m. Slovene: kvizling m. Swedish: quisling (sv) c., landsförrädare (sv) c.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkʋɪs.lɪŋ/

Noun

quisling m. (plural quislingen, diminutive quislingetje)

1. quisling

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Finnish

Noun

quisling

1. quisling

Declension

Declension of quisling (type risti) singular plural nominative quisling quislingit genitive quislingin quislingien partitive quislingiä quislingejä accusative quisling quislingin quislingit inessive quislingissä quislingeissä elative quislingistä quislingeistä illative quislingiin quislingeihin adessive quislingillä quislingeillä ablative quislingiltä quislingeiltä allative quislingille quislingeille essive quislinginä quislingeinä translative quislingiksi quislingeiksi instructive – quislingein abessive quislingittä quislingeittä comitative – quislingeineen

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Norwegian

Noun

quisling

1. quisling