vek

See also: věk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse veikr via Danish veg

Adjective

vek (masculine and feminine vek, neuter vekt, definite singular and plural veke, comparative vekere, indefinite superlative vekest, definite superlative vekeste)

  1. alternative form of veik

Alternative forms

Verb

vek

  1. simple past of vike

References

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věkъ.

Noun

vȇk m (Cyrillic spelling ве̑к)

  1. century (100 years)
  2. a long period of time, especially historical; an era
  3. lifetime

Declension
Declension of vek
singular plural
nominative vȇk vȅkovi
genitive veka vekova
dative veku vekovima
accusative vek vekove
vocative veče vekovi
locative veku vekovima
instrumental vekom vekovima

Derived terms

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vēker, from Old Norse veikr, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz. Cognate with Norwegian veik, German weich and English weak.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /ˈveːk/ (rhymes)

Adjective

vek

  1. weak

Declension
Inflection of vek
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular vek vekare vekast
Neuter singular vekt vekare vekast
Plural veka vekare vekast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 veke vekare vekaste
All veka vekare vekaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Verb

vek

  1. past tense of vika.

Tocharian B

Etymology

Cf. wek. Compare Tocharian A vak and वाक् (vāk) from वाच् (vāc).

Noun

vek

  1. voice
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