kwik
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English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
kwik (comparative kwikker, superlative kwikkest)
- Eye dialect spelling of quick.
Usage notes[edit]
- Phonemic spelling, generally used in commercial names, like Kwik Meal.
Afrikaans[edit]
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Hg | |
| Previous: goud (Au) | |
| Next: tallium (Tl) | |
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch kwik, short for kwikzilver.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kwik (uncountable)
Dutch[edit]
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Hg | |
| Previous: goud (Au) | |
| Next: thallium (Tl) | |
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From kwikzilver.
Noun[edit]
kwik n (uncountable)
- the element mercury
- (metonymous) the temperature
- Het kwik is vannacht tot onder nul gedaald.
- The mercury has dropped to below zero (centigrade) tonight.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: kwik
- → Caribbean Javanese: kuwig
- → Papiamentu: kuek, kwik
- → Sranan Tongo: kwek
- → West Frisian: kwik
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle Dutch quic, from Old Dutch quic, from Proto-West Germanic *kwik(k)w, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz. Compare English quick.
Adjective[edit]
kwik (comparative kwikker, superlative kwikst)
- Alternative form of kwiek.
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of kwik | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | kwik | |||
| inflected | kwikke | |||
| comparative | kwikker | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | kwik | kwikker | het kwikst het kwikste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | kwikke | kwikkere | kwikste |
| n. sing. | kwik | kwikker | kwikste | |
| plural | kwikke | kwikkere | kwikste | |
| definite | kwikke | kwikkere | kwikste | |
| partitive | kwiks | kwikkers | — | |
Limburgish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kwik n
- (uncountable) mercury
- A part of mercury
Inflection[edit]
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Saterland Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Frisian quik, from Proto-West Germanic *kwik(k)w, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (“living; active”). More at quick.
Adjective[edit]
kwik
Tok Pisin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
kwik
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