kvast

See also: kväst

Danish

Etymology

From Swedish kvast or German Quast. Related to kost (“broom”).

Noun

kvast c (singular definite kvasten, plural indefinite kvaster or kvaste)

  1. tassel
  2. (botany) cyme

Inflection

Declension of kvast
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kvast kvasten kvaster
kvaste 		kvasterne
kvastene
genitive kvasts kvastens kvasters
kvastes 		kvasternes
kvastenes

References

Verb

kvast

  1. past participle of kvase

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

kvast

  1. neuter singular of kvass

Swedish

Noun

kvast c

  1. a broom
  2. a tassel
  3. (botany) a cyme

Usage notes

A broom like the ones witches fly on. A broom with a brush at the end is a sopborste.

Declension

Declension of kvast
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kvast kvasts
definite kvasten kvastens
plural indefinite kvastar kvastars
definite kvastarna kvastarnas

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