veke
Finnish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
veke (not comparable) (colloquial)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “veke”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German wēke or Middle Dutch weike.
Alternative forms edit
- veike (Nynorsk also)
Noun edit
veke m (definite singular veken, indefinite plural veker, definite plural vekene)
- a wick (in a candle, lamp or lantern)
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
veke
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
veke f or m (definite singular veka or veken, indefinite plural veker, definite plural vekene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by uke
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Norse vika (“week”), from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ (“turn, succession”),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind”). Related to Proto-Germanic *wīkaną (“to bend, yield”).
Noun edit
veke f (definite singular veka, indefinite plural veker, definite plural vekene)
References edit
- “veke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Noun edit
veke c
- a wick (in a candle, oil lamp, or the like)
Declension edit
Declension of veke | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | veke | veken | vekar | vekarna |
Genitive | vekes | vekens | vekars | vekarnas |
See also edit
- ljus (“candle”)
Adjective edit
veke