Faroese

Noun

svik n (genitive singular sviks)

1. fraud

Declension

Derived terms

• peningasvik
• fíggjarsvik
• skattasvik
• skjalasvik
• heimildarsvik
• vinnufelagssvik
• tryggingarsvik
• sølutingssvik
• svikagerð
• svikabragd

Related terms

• mutur
• peningur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svik, from Proto-Germanic *swiką. More at swick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /svɪːk/

  Rhymes: -ɪːk

Noun

svik n pl ‎(plurale tantum)

1. betrayal, treachery
2. fraud, swindle, scam

Declension

Synonyms

• (scam): svindl

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse svik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋiːk/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

svik n ‎(definite singular sviket, indefinite plural svik, definite plural svika)

1. betrayal

Related terms

• svika/svike
• svikar

Verb

svik

1. present tense of svika and svike
2. imperative of svika and svike

References

• “svik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

svik

1. imperative of svika.