sikt
See also: sīkt
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
sikt m (definite singular sikten)
- visibility
- god / dårlig sikt ― good / poor visibility
- i kort / lang sikt ― in the short / long term
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German sichte.
Noun
sikt f or m (definite singular sikta or sikten, indefinite plural sikter, definite plural siktene)
- a sieve
References
- “sikt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
sikt m or f (definite singular sikta or sikten)
- visibility
- god / dårleg sikt ― good / poor visibility
- i kort / lang sikt ― in the short / long term
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German sichte.
References
- “sikt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German sicht, from Proto-Germanic *sihti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪkt/, [s̪ɪkːt̪]
Audio (file)
Noun
sikt c
- visibility (ability to see long distances, contingent on fogginess, obstacles, etc.)
- god/dålig sikt
- good/poor visibility
- (in some expressions) a longer timespan (as far into the future as one can see)
- på kort sikt
- in the near time, in a short while
- på (lång) sikt
- with time, in the long run
- på 3 års sikt
- in 3 years' time
- på kort sikt
- a sift (for making finer flour)
- flour that has been sifted
Declension
Declension of sikt | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | sikt | sikten | siktar | siktarna |
Genitive | sikts | siktens | siktars | siktarnas |
Related terms
- ansikte
- avsikt
- insikt
- kortsiktig
- långsiktig
- rågsikt
- utsikt
- översikt
References
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