wijk

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛi̯k/

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• Hyphenation: wijk
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wijc, from Old Dutch *wīk, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō, from Latin vīcus (“village”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“village, household”). Cognate to English wick, -wich, -wick, archaic German Weich- in Weichbild (“municipal area”). Compare Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs), from Proto-Germanic *wīhsą (“village, settlement”) of the same Proto-Indo-European root.

Noun

wijk f or m (plural wijken, diminutive wijkje n)

1. neighborhood
2. district

Derived terms

• bloemkoolwijk
• Vinex-wijk
• Vogelaarwijk
• woonwijk
• wijkagent
• wijkverpleegster
• wijkverpleger
• wijkverpleging

Descendants

• Afrikaans: wyk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wijk

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of wijken
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of wijken