kvist

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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kvist	kvisten	kvistar	kvistarna
Genitive	kvists	kvistens	kvistars	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