kvad

See also: kvað

Danish

Etymology 1

From kvæde (to chant, sing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kvad/, [kʰvað]

Noun

kvad n (singular definite kvadet, plural indefinite kvad)

  1. lay, song
Inflection
Declension of kvad
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kvad kvadet kvad kvadene
genitive kvads kvadets kvads kvadenes
Further reading

Etymology 2

See kvæde (to chant, sing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kvaːd/, [kʰvæːˀð], [kʰvæðˀ]

Verb

kvad

  1. past of kvæde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish kvad, constructed from the verb kvæde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʋɑːd/

Noun

kvad n (definite singular kvadet, indefinite plural kvad, definite plural kvada or kvadene)

  1. poem
  2. an Old Norse poem

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • eddakvad
  • skaldekvad

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Danish kvad, constructed from the verb kvæde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʋɑː/
  • Homophone: kva

Noun

kvad n (definite singular kvadet, indefinite plural kvad, definite plural kvada)

  1. alternative form of kvede (poem)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • eddakvad
  • skaldekvad

References

Swedish

Verb

kvad

  1. past indicative of kväda

Volapük

Noun

kvad (nominative plural kvads)

  1. square

Declension

Declension of kvad
singular plural
nominative kvad kvads
genitive kvada kvadas
dative kvade kvades
accusative kvadi kvadis
vocative 1 o kvad! o kvads!
predicative 2 kvadu kvadus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only