swift

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Fast; quick; rapid.
2. Capable of moving at high speeds.

Adv

Swiftly.

Noun

1. A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.
2. Any of certain lizards of the genus Sceloporus.
3. A moth of the family Hepialidae, swift moth, ghost moth.
4. Any of various fast-flying hesperiid butterflies.
5. A light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls.
6. The main cylinder of a carding-machine.
7. (obsolete) The current of a stream.

Concepts

rapide

martinet

vite

prompt

martinet noir

leste

apodidés

marinet

lézard des palissades

agile

d'urgence

ailé

flotte

hirondelle

blessé

Synonymes

quick

fast

rapid

speedy

prompt

fleet

expeditious

agile

express

nimble

quickly

blue-belly

energetic

Sceloporus occidentalis

light-footed

western fence lizard

deft

flying

gallop

hasty

valiant

adroit

common swift

hurry

impetuous

lively

spry

strong

summary

swallow

cursory

cylinder

spanking

sudden

suddenly

sweeping

swifter

swiftest

terrible

torrent

triumph

😤

vigorous

violent

voluminous

yare

zealous

alate

fast-flying

fleet-footed

swift-footed

Traductions

schnell

rapido

snel

rápido

rápido

rasch

geschwind

gauw

vencejo

rondone

veloce

gierzwaluw

haastig

gezwind

spoedig

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/swɪft/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: swift

Hérité de ancien anglais: swift

Appartenant à islandais: svipta

Appartenant à ancien anglais: swīfan

In summary

From Middle English swift, from Old English swift (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Germanic *swiftaz (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weyp- (“to twist; wind around”). Cognate with Icelandic svipta (“to pull quickly”), Old English swīfan (“to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene”). More at swivel.