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vek

vek

See also: věk

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Noun

vȇk m (Cyrillic spelling ве̑к)

  1. century (100 years)
  2. a long period of time, especially historical; an era
  3. lifetime

Declension

Derived terms


Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveːk/ (rhymes)

Etymology

From Old Swedish vēker, from Old Norse veikr, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz. Cognate with Norwegian veik, German weich and English weak.

Adjective

vek

  1. weak

Declension

Inflection of vek
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular vek vekare vekast
Neuter singular vekt vekare vekast
Plural veka vekare vekast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 veke vekare vekaste
All veka vekare vekaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Verb

vek

  1. past tense of vika.

Tocharian B

Etymology

Cf. wek. Compare Tocharian A vak and वाक् (vāk) from वाच् (vāc).

Noun

vek

  1. voice