svisch

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic

Noun[edit]

svisch n

  1. swish, swoosh (sound somewhere between a whiz and a whoosh)
    svischet från floretterna
    the swishing sound of the foils (very thin, flexible swords used in fencing)

Usage notes[edit]

"Svosch" also occurs spontaneously, with the same intuition as for "swoosh."

Declension[edit]

Declension of svisch 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative svisch svischet
Genitive svischs svischets

Related terms[edit]

Interjection[edit]

svisch

  1. swish, swoosh
    Hon slog i luften med käppen. Svisch! Svisch!
    She struck the air in front of her with her cane. Swish! Swish!

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