OriginDeverbal from svikta.
- common-genderspringiness, elasticity (of for example a springboard or soles on shoes)
- common-gendera springboard (for diving), a diving board
- common-gender, in-compounds, oftenimpaired function of an organ, failure
“hjärtsvikt” — heart failure
Formssvikt(indefinite, nominative, singular) · svikts(genitive, indefinite, singular) · svikten(definite, nominative, singular) · sviktens(definite, genitive, singular) · sviktar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · sviktars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · sviktarna(definite, nominative, plural) · sviktarnas(definite, genitive, plural)
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