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vík

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See also: vik, Vik, and Vík

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

vík

  1. genitive plural of víko

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vík, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō.

Pronunciation

Noun

vík f (genitive singular víkar, plural víkar or víkir)

  1. bay, creek

Declension

More information f6, singular ...
More information f2, singular ...
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Icelandic

Pronunciation

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
More information singular, plural ...

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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