See kvik on Wiktionary
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"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"lang_code": "nn",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"nn:Anatomy"
],
"glosses": [
"quick (of a nail)"
],
"links": [
[
"anatomy",
"anatomy"
],
[
"quick",
"quick"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(anatomy) quick (of a nail):"
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"topics": [
"anatomy",
"medicine",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/kviːk/"
}
],
"word": "kvik"
}
Download raw JSONL data for kvik meaning in All languages combined (6.9kB)
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'indefinite common singular'",
"path": [
"kvik"
],
"section": "Danish",
"subsection": "adjective",
"title": "kvik",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'indefinite neuter singular'",
"path": [
"kvik"
],
"section": "Danish",
"subsection": "adjective",
"title": "kvik",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'definite attributive'",
"path": [
"kvik"
],
"section": "Danish",
"subsection": "adjective",
"title": "kvik",
"trace": ""
}
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