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/
  • audio(file)

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

Noun

wiek n

  1. genitive plural of wieko

Further reading
  • wiek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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