quisling

See also: Quisling

English

WOTD – 16 July 2012

Etymology

From the name of Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), who ruled the Nazi collaborationist government of Norway during World War Two. From Quislinus, Latinization of Quislin, based on the Danish place name Kvislemark.

The name is seemingly supposed to mean "one who is from Kvislemark", and is equivalent to Kvislemark +‎ -ing (suffix designating a person of a certain origin or with certain qualities). Kvislemark is composed of Danish kvissel (“cleft branch”) +‎ mark (compare Danmark). kvissel itself is a derivative of Old Norse kvísl (“fork [as in a 'fork in the road']”), which ultimately comes (by dissimilation) from Proto-Germanic *twīsilō. Cognates include Old English twisla (“confluence, junction, fork of a river or road”) and Old High German zwisila (“forked implement, twig, branch”).

Ultimately related to English twistle, twissel, and twizzle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪz.lɪŋ/

• Audio (AU):

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Noun

quisling (plural quislings)

1. (derogatory) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy. [from 1940]
   • 1940, Walter Tschuppik, The Quislings: Hitler's Trojan Horses, Hutchinson, page 7:

     In many countries, including some where the Jews were neither numerically strong nor in possession of important posts, these envoys of the German Secret Service have been able, solely by the use of anti-Jewish slogans, to create those "national" Fascist movements from which Quislings are bred.

   • 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.

Citations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:quisling.

Synonyms

• (traitor): collaborator, traitor, rat

Derived terms

Terms derived from quisling (noun)

• quisle (verb, a back-formation)
• quisler (perhaps from "quisle")
• quisling-hearted
• quislingism

• quislingize, quislingized
• quisling-minded
• quisling-style

Translations

traitor

• Armenian: կվիսլինգ (kvisling)
• Bulgarian: предател (bg) m (predatel), изменник (bg) m (izmennik)
• Catalan: col·laboracionista m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 賣國賊／卖国贼 (zh) (màiguózéi), 卖国贼 (zh) (màiguózéi)

• Czech: kolaborant m, zrádce m
• Danish: quisling c, landsforræder c
• Dutch: quisling (nl) m, landverrader (nl) m, NSB'er m (pejorative)
• Finnish: quisling (fi), maanpetturi
• French: quisling (fr) m, collabo (fr) m or f
• German: Kollaborateur (de) m, Verräter (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: κουίσλινγκ m (kouíslingk) (undeclinable), δωσίλογος (el) m (dosílogos), προδότης (el) m (prodótis) (formally)
• Japanese: 売国奴 (ja) (baikokudo), 国賊 (ja) (kokuzoku)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: quisling (no) m, landsforræder (no) m, landssviker m

  Nynorsk: quisling m, landsforrædar m, landssvikar m

• Portuguese: quisling m
• Russian: кви́слинг (ru) m (kvísling), коллаборациони́ст (ru) m (kollaboracioníst), преда́тель (ru) m (predátelʹ), изме́нник (ru) m (izménnik)
• Slovak: kvisling m
• Slovene: kvizling m
• Spanish: colaboracionista m or f, traidor (es) m
• Swedish: quisling (sv) c, landsförrädare (sv) c, femtekolonnare (sv) c

See also

• fifth column

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Dutch

Etymology

After Vidkun Quisling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʋɪs.lɪŋ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: quis‧ling

Noun

quisling m (plural quislingen, diminutive quislingetje n)

1. quisling

   Synonym: landverrader

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʋisliŋː(i)/, [ˈkʋis̠liŋː(i)]

Noun

quisling

1. quisling

Declension

Inflection of quisling (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		quisling	quislingit
genitive		quislingin	quislingien
partitive		quislingia	quislingeja
illative		quislingiin	quislingeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		quisling	quislingit
accusative	nom.	quisling	quislingit
	gen.	quislingin
genitive		quislingin	quislingien
partitive		quislingia	quislingeja
inessive		quislingissa	quislingeissa
elative		quislingista	quislingeista
illative		quislingiin	quislingeihin
adessive		quislingilla	quislingeilla
ablative		quislingilta	quislingeilta
allative		quislingille	quislingeille
essive		quislingina	quislingeina
translative		quislingiksi	quislingeiksi
abessive		quislingitta	quislingeitta
instructive		—	quislingein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of quisling (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative quislingini quislingini accusative nom. quislingini quislingini gen. quislingini genitive quislingini quislingieni partitive quislingiani quislingejani inessive quislingissani quislingeissani elative quislingistani quislingeistani illative quislingiini quislingeihini adessive quislingillani quislingeillani ablative quislingiltani quislingeiltani allative quislingilleni quislingeilleni essive quislinginani quislingeinani translative quislingikseni quislingeikseni abessive quislingittani quislingeittani instructive — — comitative — quislingeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative quislingisi quislingisi accusative nom. quislingisi quislingisi gen. quislingisi genitive quislingisi quislingiesi partitive quislingiasi quislingejasi inessive quislingissasi quislingeissasi elative quislingistasi quislingeistasi illative quislingiisi quislingeihisi adessive quislingillasi quislingeillasi ablative quislingiltasi quislingeiltasi allative quislingillesi quislingeillesi essive quislinginasi quislingeinasi translative quislingiksesi quislingeiksesi abessive quislingittasi quislingeittasi instructive — — comitative — quislingeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative quislingimme quislingimme accusative nom. quislingimme quislingimme gen. quislingimme genitive quislingimme quislingiemme partitive quislingiamme quislingejamme inessive quislingissamme quislingeissamme elative quislingistamme quislingeistamme illative quislingiimme quislingeihimme adessive quislingillamme quislingeillamme ablative quislingiltamme quislingeiltamme allative quislingillemme quislingeillemme essive quislinginamme quislingeinamme translative quislingiksemme quislingeiksemme abessive quislingittamme quislingeittamme instructive — — comitative — quislingeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative quislinginne quislinginne accusative nom. quislinginne quislinginne gen. quislinginne genitive quislinginne quislingienne partitive quislingianne quislingejanne inessive quislingissanne quislingeissanne elative quislingistanne quislingeistanne illative quislingiinne quislingeihinne adessive quislingillanne quislingeillanne ablative quislingiltanne quislingeiltanne allative quislingillenne quislingeillenne essive quislinginanne quislingeinanne translative quislingiksenne quislingeiksenne abessive quislingittanne quislingeittanne instructive — — comitative — quislingeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative quislinginsa quislinginsa accusative nom. quislinginsa quislinginsa gen. quislinginsa genitive quislinginsa quislingiensa partitive quislingiaan quislingiansa quislingejaan quislingejansa inessive quislingissaan quislingissansa quislingeissaan quislingeissansa elative quislingistaan quislingistansa quislingeistaan quislingeistansa illative quislingiinsa quislingeihinsa adessive quislingillaan quislingillansa quislingeillaan quislingeillansa ablative quislingiltaan quislingiltansa quislingeiltaan quislingeiltansa allative quislingilleen quislingillensa quislingeilleen quislingeillensa essive quislinginaan quislinginansa quislingeinaan quislingeinansa translative quislingikseen quislingiksensa quislingeikseen quislingeiksensa abessive quislingittaan quislingittansa quislingeittaan quislingeittansa instructive — — comitative — quislingeineen quislingeinensa

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

quisling m (definite singular quislingen, indefinite plural quislinger, definite plural quislingene)

1. a quisling (traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country)

References

• “quisling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

As above.

Noun

quisling m (definite singular quislingen, indefinite plural quislingar, definite plural quislingane)

1. a quisling (as above)

References

• “quisling” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Noun

quisling m (plural s)

1. (derogatory) quisling (traitor who collaborates with the enemy)