veik
Lithuanian
Etymology
From vei̇̃kti (“to act, work”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vʲæ̂ˑɪ̯k]
Adverb
véik
- quickly, immediately, soon
- Aš véik ateisiu. ― I will come soon.
- almost, nearly
- Véik visai negalima. ― (It is) almost completely impossible.
Conjunction
véik
- repeated conjunction used to enumerate contrasting phrases
- Paukštis lėkė véik šen, véik ten. ― The bird flew here and there.
- Oras keitas: véik lyna, véik saulė ― The weather is changing: rain comes, sun comes.
References
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “vei̇̃kti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 728
Further reading
- “veik”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Adjective
veik (masculine and feminine veik, neuter veikt, definite singular and plural veike, comparative veikere, indefinite superlative veikest, definite superlative veikeste)
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Verb
veik
- simple past of vike
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛɪːk/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse veikr, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz. Akin to English weak
Adjective
veik (neuter veikt, definite singular and plural veike, comparative veikare, indefinite superlative veikast, definite superlative veikaste)
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German.
Alternative forms
- veike m
Noun
veik m (definite singular veiken, indefinite plural veikar, definite plural veikane)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
veik
References
- “veik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Adjective
veik
- inflection of veikr:
- strong feminine nominative singular
- strong neuter nominative/accusative plural
Verb
veik