kwik

English

Adjective

kwik (comparative kwiker, superlative kwikest)

  1. Nonstandard spelling of quick.

Usage notes

Phonemic spelling, generally used in commercial names, like Kwik Meal.

Afrikaans
Chemical element
Hg Previous: goud (Au)
Next: tallium (Tl)

Etymology

From Dutch kwik, short for kwikzilver.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kvək/

Noun

kwik (uncountable)

  1. mercury

Dutch
Chemical element
Hg Previous: goud (Au)
Next: thallium (Tl)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʋɪk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: kwik
  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology 1

From kwikzilver.

Noun

kwik n (uncountable)

  1. the element mercury
  2. (metonymous) thermometer
    Het kwik is vannacht tot onder nul gedaald.
    Temperatures have decreased to below zero (centigrade) tonight.
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • kwikthermometer
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kwik
  • → Sranan Tongo: kwek
  • → West Frisian: kwik

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch quic, from Old Dutch quic, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz. Compare English quick.

Adjective

kwik (comparative kwikker, superlative kwikst)

  1. Alternative form of kwiek.
Inflection
Inflection of kwik
uninflected kwik
inflected kwikke
comparative kwikker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial kwikkwikkerhet kwikst
het kwikste
indefinite m./f. sing. kwikkekwikkerekwikste
n. sing. kwikkwikkerkwikste
plural kwikkekwikkerekwikste
definite kwikkekwikkerekwikste
partitive kwikskwikkers—

Limburgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkwɪ˦ɡ]

Noun

kwik n

  1. (uncountable) mercury
  2. A part of mercury

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian quik, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (“living; active”). More at quick.

Adjective

kwik

  1. perk; nimble

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English quick.

Adjective

kwik

  1. quick
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