veke

Finnish

Alternative forms

• vek
• vekka
• veks

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish iväg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋeke/, [ˈʋe̞ke̞]
• Rhymes: -eke
• Syllabification: ve‧ke

Adverb

veke (not comparable)

1. (colloquial, lative) away

   Synonym: pois

2. (colloquial, stative) away

   Synonyms: poissa, (proscribed) pois

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German wēke or Middle Dutch weike.

Alternative forms

• veike (Nynorsk also)

Noun

veke m (definite singular veken, indefinite plural veker, definite plural vekene)

1. a wick (in a candle, lamp or lantern)

Etymology 2

Adjective

veke

1. definite singular of vek
2. plural of vek

Etymology 3

Noun

veke f or m (definite singular veka or veken, indefinite plural veker, definite plural vekene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by uke

References

• “veke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “veke_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• vika (archaic, Høgnorsk)

Etymology

From Old Norse vika (“week”), from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ (“turn, succession”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind”). Related to Proto-Germanic *wīkaną (“to bend, yield”).

Noun

veke f (definite singular veka, indefinite plural veker, definite plural vekene)

1. week

See also

• uke (Bokmål)

References

• “veke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Adjective

veke

1. absolute definite natural masculine singular of vek.