век

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old Belarusian вѣкъ (věk), from Old East Slavic вѣкъ (věkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *věkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲek]

Noun

век • (vjek) m inan (genitive ве́ку, nominative plural вякі́, genitive plural вяко́ў)

1. century (period of 100 years)

Declension

Declension of век (inan velar masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	век vjek	вякі́ vjakí
genitive	ве́ку vjéku	вяко́ў vjakóŭ
dative	ве́ку vjéku	вяка́м vjakám
accusative	век vjek	вякі́ vjakí
instrumental	ве́кам vjékam	вяка́мі vjakámi
locative	ве́ку vjéku	вяка́х vjakáx
count form	—	ве́кі1 vjéki1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Synonyms

• стаго́ддзе (stahóddzje)

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɛk]

Noun

век • (vek) m

1. century (100 years)

   Synonym: столетие (stoletie)

2. age, epoch, era (particular period of time in history)

   Synonyms: епоха (epoha), ера (era)

Declension

Declension of век

	singular	plural
indefinite	век vek	векове́ vekové
definite (subject form)	векъ́т vekǎ́t	векове́те vekovéte
definite (object form)	века́ veká
count form	—	ве́ка véka

Related terms

• вечност (večnost)
• вечен (večen)

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɛk]

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Noun

век • (vek) m (plural векови, related adjective вечен or вековит)

1. century
2. age (historical period)
3. lifetime, lifespan
4. duration

Declension

Declension of век

	singular	plural
indefinite	век	векови
definite unspecified	векот	вековите
definite proximal	веков	вековиве
definite distal	векон	вековине
vocative	веку	векови
count form	—	века

Synonyms

• (century): столетие (stoletie)

See also

• вечен (večen)
• вечност (večnost)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲek]

• Audio

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Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic вѣкъ (věkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *věkъ.

Alternative forms

• вѣкъ (věk) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Noun

век • (vek) m inan (genitive ве́ка, nominative plural века́, genitive plural веко́в)

1. century

   Synonym: столе́тие (stolétije)

   XXI век, 21 век, два́дцать пе́рвый век ― XXI vek, 21 vek, dvádcatʹ pérvyj vek ― 21st century

2. lifetime

   Synonym: жизнь (žiznʹ)

3. age, epoch, era, period

   Synonyms: пери́од (períod), э́ра (éra), эпо́ха (epóxa)

4. (geology) age

   Synonym: геологи́ческий век (geologíčeskij vek)

Declension

Declension of век (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ве́к vék	века́△ veká△
genitive	ве́ка véka	веко́в vekóv
dative	ве́ку véku	века́м vekám
accusative	ве́к vék	века́△ veká△
instrumental	ве́ком vékom	века́ми vekámi
prepositional	ве́ке véke	века́х vekáx

^△ Irregular.

Usage notes

• A locative form веку́ (vekú) is found in the expression на своём веку́ (na svojóm vekú, “in one's lifetime”) but not otherwise used; compare в девятна́дцатом ве́ке (v devjatnádcatom véke, “in the 19th century”).
• A partitive form ве́ку (véku) is found in the expression приба́вить ве́ку (pribávitʹ véku, “to extend (someone's) life”, literally “to add a lifetime”).
• An alternative plural ве́ки (véki) is found in the following expressions:
  • в кои-то ве́ки (v koi-to véki, “very rarely, once in a very long time; finally”, literally “into some centuries”)
  • в ве́ки веко́в (v véki vekóv, “forever and ever”, literally “into the ages of ages”)
  • на ве́ки ве́чные (na véki véčnyje, “forever”, literally “onto the eternal ages”)
  • прожи́ть а́редовы ве́ки (prožítʹ áredovy véki, “to live a long life”, literally “to live an old curmudgeon's lifetimes”)

Related terms

• веково́й (vekovój), многовеково́й (mnogovekovój)
• вековуха (vekovuxa)
• ве́чность (véčnostʹ)
• ве́чный (véčnyj)

 

See also

• столе́тие n (stolétije)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

век • (vek) n inan pl

1. genitive plural of ве́ко (véko)

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• вије̑к (Ijekavian)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věkъ.

Noun

ве̑к m (Latin spelling vȇk)

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

Declension

Declension of век

	singular	plural
nominative	ве̑к	ве̏кови
genitive	века	векова
dative	веку	вековима
accusative	век	векове
vocative	вече	векови
locative	веку	вековима
instrumental	веком	вековима

Derived terms

• ве̏чан