wikke

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wicke, from Latin vicia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪ.kə/
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  • Hyphenation: wik‧ke
  • Rhymes: -ɪkə

Noun

wikke f (plural wikken)

  1. vetch, leguminous plant of the genus Vicia

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an adjectival use of Old English wicca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwik(ə)/

Adjective

wikke (comparative wicker)

  1. evil, morally wrong, wicked
  2. sinful, depraved
  3. malicious, destructive
  4. harmful, damaging
  5. rowdy, fierce, fear-inducing
  6. harmful, injurious
  7. challenging, difficult
  8. bad, of poor quality
  9. deprived, miserly
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Descendants

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Noun

wikke

  1. evil, badness
  2. challenge, hardness

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Adverb

wikke

  1. wickedly, evilly
  2. mightily

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