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)
Inflection
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kvad | kvadet | kvad | kvadene |
| genitive | kvads | kvadets | kvads | kvadenes |
Further reading
- kvad on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2
See kvæde (“to chant, sing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kvaːd/, [kʰvæːˀð], [kʰvæðˀ]
Verb
kvad
- 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)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- eddakvad
- skaldekvad
References
- “kvad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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)
- alternative form of kvede (“poem”)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- eddakvad
- skaldekvad
References
- “kvad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Verb
kvad
- past indicative of kväda
Volapük
Noun
kvad (nominative plural kvads)
Declension
| 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