vīķe

See also: vike and vīķē

Latvian

Etymology

Perhaps related to Estonian viidikas.

Pronunciation

Noun

vīķe f (5th declension)

  1. common bleak (small river fish of the family Cyprinidae, species Alburnus alburnus)
    vīķes dzīvo galvenokārt krasta tuvumā un pārtiek no piekrastes zooplanktona ― bleaks live mainly near the coast and feed on coastal zooplancton
    vīķes sālīt prata mūsu tālie senči jau tajos laikos, kad tikai iemācījās makšķerēt un uzzināja, kas ir sāls ― our distant ancestors knew how to salt bleaks already in the old times, when they had just learned to fish and found out what salt was

Declension

Declension of vīķe (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative vīķe vīķes
genitive vīķes vīķu
dative vīķei vīķēm
accusative vīķi vīķes
instrumental vīķi vīķēm
locative vīķē vīķēs
vocative vīķe vīķes
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