vik

See also: Vik, vík, Vík, вік, and вик

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse víkja (to move, curve, bend).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viːk/

Noun

vik n (genitive singular viks, plural vik)

  1. little bend
  2. movement to the side
    til viks
    apart, aside

Declension

Declension of vik
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vik vikið vik vikini
accusative vik vikið vik vikini
dative viki vikinum vikum vikunum
genitive viks viksins vika vikanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vík, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō.

Noun

vik f or m (definite singular vika or viken, indefinite plural viker, definite plural vikene)

  1. an inlet (arm of the sea)

Verb

vik

  1. imperative of vike

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vík.

Noun

vik f (definite singular vika, indefinite plural vikar or viker, definite plural vikane or vikene)

  1. an inlet (arm of the sea)

Etymology 2

From vike.

Noun

vik n (definite singular viket, indefinite plural vik, definite plural vika)

  1. a (small) deviation
  2. how bent the sawtooth is in relation to its sawblade
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vik

  1. inflection of vika and vike (strong verbs):
    1. present tense
    2. imperative
  2. imperative of vika, vikja (weak verbs)

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse vík, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːk

Noun

vik c

  1. a bay, a gulf
    Synonym: baj (obsolete)

Declension

Declension of vik 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vik viken vikar vikarna
Genitive viks vikens vikars vikarnas

See also

Verb

vik

  1. imperative of vika.

Anagrams

Zou

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vik˧/

Verb

vik

  1. (transitive) to launch

References

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40
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