vík

See also vik, and Vík

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vík, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [vʊiːjk], X-SAMPA: [vUi:jk]

Noun

vík f (genitive singular víkar, plural víkar or víkir)

1. bay, creek

Declension

f6	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vík	víkin	víkar	víkarnar
Accusative	vík	víkina	víkar	víkarnar
Dative	vík	víkini	víkum	víkunum
Genitive	víkar	víkarinnar	víka	víkanna

f2	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vík	víkin	víkir	víkirnar
Accusative	vík	víkina	víkir	víkirnar
Dative	vík	víkini	víkum	víkunum
Genitive	víkar	víkarinnar	víka	víkanna

Related terms

• víkingur ("person who lives at a bay", Viking)
• -víkingur
• Vík, Víkar, Víkarnar

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vík, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /viːk/

  Rhymes: -iːk

Noun

vík f (genitive singular víkur, plural víkur)

1. a small bay, a cove, an inlet

Declension

declension of vík

f-s3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vík	víkin	víkur	víkurnar
accusative	vík	víkina	víkur	víkurnar
dative	vík	víkinni	víkum	víkunum
genitive	víkur	víkurinnar	víka	víkanna

Derived terms

• Reykjavík
• víkingur

Anagrams

• kví