wiek

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wieke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋik/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wiek
  • Rhymes: -ik

Noun

wiek f (plural wieken, diminutive wiekje n)

  1. blade (of a windmill or a wind turbine)
  2. propeller of a helicopter or similar aircraft
  3. (archaic, poetic) wing
  4. (chiefly Southern) wick
    Synonyms: lemmet, lont, pit

Derived terms


Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *věkъ.

Noun

wiek m inan

  1. age
  2. century
    XXI wiek21st century
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

wiek n

  1. genitive plural of wieko

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