kvekk

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʋɛkː/ === Etymology 1 === Onomatopoeic. ==== Noun ==== kvekk n (definite singular kvekket, indefinite plural kvekk, definite plural kvekka) a quack, a ribbit (the sound of a duck or frog) === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse hvekkr m. Related to kvekke. ==== Noun ==== kvekk m (definite singular kvekken, indefinite plural kvekkar, definite plural kvekkane) a sudden movement, a jerk, a scare ===== Usage notes ===== Until 2017, this noun was also considered grammatically neuter. ==== Adverb ==== kvekk used as a modifier === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== kvekk imperative of kvekke or kvekkje intransitive present tense of kvekke (“to start, to be startled”) === References === “kvekk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. “kvekk”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016