dysterkvist

== Swedish == === Etymology === From dyster (“gloomy”) +‎ kvist (“twig”). Used at least since 1887. Included in SAOL from edition 11 (1986). The word feels like a surname, as Swedish surnames may end -kvist; the literal meaning (twig) is not important. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʏstɛrˌkvɪst/ === Noun === dysterkvist c (colloquial) A person prone to sadness and gloom. Antonym: muntergök ==== Declension ==== === References === “dysterkvist”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Theodor Hjelmqvist, Förnamn och familjenamn med sekundär användning i nysvenskan (1903), p. 333