weke
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Afrikaans[edit]
Noun[edit]
weke
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
weke
Verb[edit]
weke
- (archaic) singular past subjunctive of wijken
Verb[edit]
weke
Anagrams[edit]
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch *wika, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”).
Noun[edit]
wēke f
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “weke (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “weke (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English wice, wucu; from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- week (a duration of seven days from Sunday to Saturday; a calendar week)
- week (any duration of (around) seven days)
- (six-day) workweek (a duration of six days from Monday to Saturday)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “wẹ̄k(e, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English wēoce, from Proto-Germanic *weukǭ (“flax bundle, wick”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to weave”),[1] see also West Frisian wjok, wjuk (“wing”), Dutch wiek (“wing; propeller, blade; wick”), German Wieche (“wisp; wick”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
weke
- A candlewick or wick
- The cord or rope used to create wicks; wicking
- Such wicking used for medical purposes; e.g. as a bandage
- A low-quality kind of textile
Descendants[edit]
- English: wick
References[edit]
- “wẹ̄̆k(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ^ Guus Kroonen, The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology (Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2011), 160–1.
Etymology 3[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
weke
Descendants[edit]
- English: weke (obsolete)
References[edit]
- “weke, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 4[edit]
Adjective[edit]
weke
- Alternative form of weyk
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