kvist

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kvistr.

Noun[edit]

kvist c (singular definite kvisten, plural indefinite kviste)

  1. (botany) a twig
  2. a stick (twig or small branch)
  3. (architecture) a dormer

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kvistr.

Noun[edit]

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kvistr.

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

kvist m (definite singular kvisten, indefinite plural kvistar, definite plural kvistane)

  1. (architecture) a dormer

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Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kvistr.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kvist c

  1. (botany) a twig
  2. a stick (twig or small branch)
  3. (architecture) a dormer

Declension[edit]

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

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Trivia[edit]

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

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