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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 See also 2 Old English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 2.2.1 Descendants

[ English

[ Etymology

Old English swift

[ Pronunciation

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[ Adjective

swift (comparative swifter, superlative swiftest)

1. fast; quick

[ Translations

fast; quick

Finnish: nopea, sukkela, vikkelä, vinha French: rapide fr(fr) Hungarian: gyors hu(hu), sebes hu(hu) Italian: rapido it(it)

Russian: быстрый ru(ru) Slovak: rýchly Spanish: rápido es(es) Turkish: çabuk tr(tr)

[ Noun

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swift (plural swifts)

1. (obsolete) The current of a stream.
2. A small plain-colored bird (of the family Micropodidæ) that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight. Common European swift: Cypselus, ∨ Micropus, apus. The common American, or chimney, swift: Chætura pelagica. The Australian swift: Chætura caudacuta. The European Alpine swift: Cypselus melba. The common Indian swift: Cypselus affinis.
3. A western fence lizard, swift, blue-belly, Sceloporus occidentalis -- (common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks)
4. The ghost moth.

[ Translations

bird

Estonian: piiritaja Finnish: tervapääsky fi(fi) Polish: jerzyk pl(pl) m.

Russian: стриж /striž/ m. Spanish: vencejo m. Swedish: tornseglare sv(sv)

[ Derived terms

• swiftly

[ See also

• black martin
• black swift
• hawk swallow
• devil bird
• swingdevil
• screech martin
• shriek owl
• chimney swallow
• palm swift
• tree swift
• pine lizard

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[ Old English

[ Etymology

From thee verb swīfan

[ Adjective

swift

1. swift

[ Descendants

• English: swift