svik

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Faroese

Pronunciation

Noun

svik n (genitive singular sviks)

  1. fraud

Declension

Declension of svik
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svik svikið svik svikini
accusative svik svikið svik svikini
dative sviki svikinum svikum svikunum
genitive sviks sviksins svika svikanna

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svik, from Proto-Germanic *swiką. More at Scots swick.

Pronunciation

Noun

svik n pl (plural only, genitive plural svika)

  1. betrayal, treachery
  2. fraud, swindle, scam
    Synonym: svindl

Declension

Declension of svik (pl-only neuter)
plural
indefinite definite
nominative svik svikin
accusative svik svikin
dative svikum svikunum
genitive svika svikanna

Derived terms

  • svíkja (“to betray; to deceive”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svik.

Pronunciation

Noun

svik n (definite singular sviket, indefinite plural svik, definite plural svika)

  1. betrayal

Etymology 2

Verb

svik

  1. inflection of svika:
    1. present
    2. imperative

References

Swedish

Verb

svik

  1. imperative of svika

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