hurtig

Danish

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). Derived from the obsolete noun hurt (thrust), borrowed from Old French hurt (thrust) and hurter (to thrust) (French heurt, heurter). These words are in turn borrowed from Frankish *hūrt (ram), cognate with Old Norse hrútr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /horti/, [ˈhoɐ̯d̥i] or IPA(key): /hurti/, [ˈhuɐ̯d̥i]

Adjective

hurtig (neuter hurtigt, plural and definite singular attributive hurtige, comparative hurtigere, superlative (predicative) hurtigst, superlative (attributive) hurtigste)

  1. quick, rapid, fast

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

German

Etymology

Middle High German hurteclich, from hurt, from Old French hurt (French heurt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊʁtɪç/
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  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊʁtɪk/
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  • Hyphenation: hur‧tig

Adjective

hurtig (strong nominative masculine singular hurtiger, comparative hurtiger, superlative am hurtigsten)

  1. (dated or regional) fast
    Synonyms: flink, gewandt
    • 1832, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil [Faust, Part Two]:
      Sie schmunzelt uns und blickt nach solcher Schedel; / Und hurtiger als durch Witz und Redekunst / Vermittelt sich die reichste Liebesgunst.
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Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

  • hurtig” in Duden online
  • hurtig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (dated or regional).

Adjective

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. quick; rapid

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Adjective

hurtig (comparative hurtigare, superlative hurtigast)

  1. full of energy, pep, and endurance, working hard and tirelessly
    Är de ute och springer nu igen? Jäklar vad hurtiga de är.
    Are they out running now again? Damn they're full of energy.

Usage notes

Often has connotations of being too full of energy and pep, in a tiring or goody two shoes way. This can be made explicit with hurtfrisk.

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

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