vīķe
Latvian
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Etymology
Perhaps related to (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Estonian viidikas.
Pronunciation
Noun
vīķe f (5th declension)
- common bleak (small river fish of the family Cyprinidae, species species)
- 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)