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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse kvistr.
Noun
kvist c (singular definite kvisten, plural indefinite kviste)
- (botany) a twig
- a stick (twig or small branch)
- (architecture) a dormer
Declension
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse kvistr.
Noun
kvist m (definite singular kvisten, indefinite plural kvister, definite plural kvistene)
- (botany) a twig
- a stick (twig or small branch)
- (architecture) a dormer
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse kvistr.
Noun
kvist m (definite singular kvisten, indefinite plural kvister or kvistar, definite plural kvistene or kvistane)
- (botany) a twig
- a stick (twig or small branch)
- (typography) twig, one of the side strokes of a rune; ogonek
Declension
Declension of kvist (strong i-stem)
Landsmål declension of kvist (strong i-stem)
kvist m (definite singular kvisten, indefinite plural kvistar, definite plural kvistane)
- (architecture) a dormer
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse kvistr.
Pronunciation
Noun
kvist c
- (botany) a twig
- a stick (twig or small branch)
- (architecture) a dormer
Declension
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Trivia
Both kvist (“twig”) and gren (“branch”) often appear in Swedish last names.
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