vík

See also: vik, Vik, and Vík

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈviːk]

Noun

vík

  1. 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)

  1. bay, creek

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

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)

  1. a small bay, a cove, an inlet
    Synonym: bugt f
Declension
Declension of vík (feminine)
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
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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

  1. inflection of víkja:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. singular imperative

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