svikt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb svikte.

Noun

svikt m (definite singular svikten, indefinite plural svikter, definite plural sviktene)

  1. failure
  2. giving way, sinking
  3. elasticity, flexibility
  4. weakness, compromise
  5. deficiency, shortage
  6. departure, deviation (e.g. from a course)
Derived terms

Verb

svikt

  1. imperative of svikte

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb svikta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsʋikt/

Noun

svikt f or m (definite singular svikten or svikta, indefinite plural sviktar or svikter, definite plural sviktane or sviktene)

  1. failure
  2. act of bending; curvature

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • nyresvikt
  • hjartesvikt
  • kommunikasjonssvikt

Verb

svikt

  1. imperative of svikta

References

Swedish

Noun

svikt c

  1. springiness, elasticity (of for example a springboard or soles on shoes)
  2. a springboard (for diving), a diving board
    Synonym: trampolin
  3. (medicine, often in compounds) impaired function of an organ, failure
    njursvikt ― kidney failure

Declension
Declension of svikt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative svikt svikten sviktar sviktarna
Genitive svikts sviktens sviktars sviktarnas

Derived terms
  • hjärtsvikt
  • leversvikt
  • njursvikt
  • organsvikt

See also

References
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