vík
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈviːk]
Noun
vík
- genitive plural of víko
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse vík, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vʊiːjk]
Noun
vík f (genitive singular víkar, plural víkar or víkir)
Declension
| f6 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vík | víkin | víkar | víkarnar |
| accusative | vík | víkina | víkar | víkarnar |
| dative | vík | víkini | víkum | víkunum |
| genitive | víkar | víkarinnar | víka | víkanna |
| f2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vík | víkin | víkir | víkirnar |
| accusative | vík | víkina | víkir | víkirnar |
| dative | vík | víkini | víkum | víkunum |
| genitive | víkar | víkarinnar | víka | víkanna |
Related terms
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /viːk/
- Rhymes: -iːk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vík, from Proto-Germanic *wīks.
Noun
vík f (genitive singular víkur, nominative plural víkur)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vík | víkin | víkur | víkurnar |
| accusative | vík | víkina | víkur | víkurnar |
| dative | vík | víkinni | víkum | víkunum |
| genitive | víkur | víkurinnar | víka, víkna1 | víkanna, víknanna1 |
1Rare, except in compound place names.
Derived terms
See also
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “vík”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
- “vík” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
- “vík”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)
Etymology 2
Verb
vík
- inflection of víkja:
- first-person singular present indicative
- singular imperative