gezwind
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German geschwind (late 16th century), a prefixed variant of Middle High German swind, from Old High German *swind, from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz. Thence also English swith, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (swinþs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈzʋɪnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ge‧zwind
- Rhymes: -ɪnt
Adjective
gezwind (comparative gezwinder, superlative gezwindst)
- (dated) rapid, brisk
- Synonyms: snel, rap, vlug
Inflection
| Inflection of gezwind | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | gezwind | |||
| inflected | gezwinde | |||
| comparative | gezwinder | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | gezwind | gezwinder | het gezwindst het gezwindste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | gezwinde | gezwindere | gezwindste |
| n. sing. | gezwind | gezwinder | gezwindste | |
| plural | gezwinde | gezwindere | gezwindste | |
| definite | gezwinde | gezwindere | gezwindste | |
| partitive | gezwinds | gezwinders | — | |
Related terms
- zwind, zwindig, zwindelijk