kvakk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʋɑkː/

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

kvakk

  1. quack (sound of a duck)
  2. croak (sound of a frog)

Noun

kvakk n (definite singular kvakket, indefinite plural kvakk, definite plural kvakka)

  1. a quack (sound of a duck)
  2. a croak, ribbit (sound of a frog)

Adverb

kvakk

  1. used as a modifier
Derived terms
  • kvakk i hel

Verb

kvakk

  1. imperative of kvakke

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hvakk, likely a preterite of unattested Old Norse verb *hvekka.

Verb

kvakk

  1. intransitive past tense of kvekke (“to start”)

References
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