swift

(Angielski)

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.

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/swɪft/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Dziedziczone z średnioangielski: swift

Dziedziczone z staroangielski: swift

Pokrewny z islandzki: svipta

Pokrewny z staroangielski: 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.

Koncepcje

jerzyk

szybki

bystry

chybki

wartki

prędki

chyży

lelek egipski

skrzydlaty

śmigły

jerzyk zwyczajny

Synonimy

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

Tłumaczenia

rapide

schnell

rapido

martinet

rápido

snel

rasch

geschwind

rápido

vencejo

gauw

gierzwaluw

veloce

rondone

gezwind