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/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧zwind
  • Rhymes: -ɪnt

Adjective

gezwind (comparative gezwinder, superlative gezwindst)

  1. (dated) rapid, brisk
    Synonyms: snel, vlug, rad, kwiek, rap, ras

Inflection

Inflection of gezwind
uninflected gezwind
inflected gezwinde
comparative gezwinder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gezwindgezwinderhet gezwindst
het gezwindste
indefinite m./f. sing. gezwindegezwinderegezwindste
n. sing. gezwindgezwindergezwindste
plural gezwindegezwinderegezwindste
definite gezwindegezwinderegezwindste
partitive gezwindsgezwinders
  • zwind, zwindig, zwindelijk
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