wiek

See also: Wiek

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wieke.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋik/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: wiek
  • Rhymes: -ik

Noun

wiek f (plural wieken, diminutive wiekje n)

  1. blade (of a windmill or a wind turbine)
  2. propeller of a helicopter or similar aircraft
  3. (archaic, poetic) wing
  4. (chiefly Southern) wick
    Synonyms: lemmet, lont, pit

Derived terms

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vʲɛk/
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *věkъ.

Noun

wiek m inan

  1. age
  2. century
    XXI wiek ― 21st century
Declension
declension of wiek
singular plural
nominative wiek wieki
genitive wieku wieków
dative wiekowi wiekom
accusative wiek wieki
instrumental wiekiem wiekami
locative wieku wiekach
vocative wieku wieki

Etymology 2

Noun

wiek n

  1. genitive plural of wieko

Further reading
  • wiek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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