kwik

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.

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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

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Dutch

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʋɪk/

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• 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

• kwikzilver

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		kwik	kwikker	het kwikst het kwikste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	kwikke	kwikkere	kwikste
	n. sing.	kwik	kwikker	kwikste
	plural	kwikke	kwikkere	kwikste
definite		kwikke	kwikkere	kwikste
partitive		kwiks	kwikkers	—

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Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkwɪ˦ɡ]

Noun

kwik n

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

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

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

Adjective

kwik

1. perk; nimble

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English quick.

Adjective

kwik

1. quick