wic

See also: WIC and wić

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Wichita.

Symbol

wic

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Wichita.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Wichita terms

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wīk, a merger of Latin vīcus and Proto-West Germanic *wīhs; both from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“village”). Compare Proto-Germanic *wīhsą (“settlement, village”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiːk/, /wiːt͡ʃ/
• Rhymes: -iːk, -iːt͡ʃ

Noun

wīc, wīċ n or f

1. village
   • 10th century, The Wife's Lament:

     Eald is þēs eorðsele, eal iċ eom oflongad, sindon dena dimme, dūna uphēa, bitre burgtūnas, brērum beweaxne, wīc wynna lēas.

     This earthen-house is old, I am fully forlonged, there are dim dales, tall mountains, bitter cities, overgrown by briars, villages bereft of glees.

2. temporary abode: camp, encampment, lodging

Declension

Irregular:

	singular	plural
nominative	wīc, wīċ	wīc, wīċ
accusative	wīc, wīċ	wīc, wīċ
genitive	wīc, wīċ	wīca
dative	wīc, wīċ	wīcum

Derived terms

• berewīc
• Cwantawīc
• dēaþwīc
• eardwīc
• Eoforwīc
• fīendwīc
• firdwīc
• Ġipeswīc
• Grēnawīc
• herewīc
• Lundenwīc
• wīceard
• wīcġerēfa
• wīcherpaþ
• wīcian
• wīþiġwīc

Descendants

• Middle English: wic, wike, wyk, wych
  • English: -wick, -wich (in placenames)

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *wīku, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to bend, curve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiːk/
• Rhymes: -iːk

Noun

wīc f

1. bight, small bay
2. creek, inlet

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wīc	wīca, wīce
accusative	wīce	wīca, wīce
genitive	wīce	wīca
dative	wīce	wīcum

Related terms

• wāc
• wīcan
• wīcing

Old High German

Noun

wīc n

1. alternative form of wīg

Polish

Alternative forms

• witz

Etymology

Borrowed from German Witz, derived from Middle High German witz, derived from Old High German wizzi, derived from Proto-West Germanic *witi, derived from Proto-Germanic *witją, derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvit͡s/
• Rhymes: -it͡s
• Syllabification: wic
• Homophone: widz

Noun

wic m inan

1. (colloquial) joke (story with a funny punchline, told to make the audience laugh)

   Synonyms: greps, kawał

Declension

Declension of wic

	singular	plural
nominative	wic	wice
genitive	wica	wiców
dative	wicowi	wicom
accusative	wic	wice
instrumental	wicem	wicami
locative	wicu	wicach
vocative	wicu	wice

Further reading

• “wic”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “wic”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Witz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvit͡s/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -it͡s
• Syllabification: wic

Noun

wic m inan

1. joke

Further reading

• wic in silling.org