Eik

See also: eik, EIK, and -eik

Faroese

Etymology

From eik (“oak”).

Proper noun

Eik

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Eik: Eikarson
• daughter of Eik: Eikardóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Eik
Accusative	Eik
Dative	Eik
Genitive	Eikar

Limburgish

Etymology

Attested as Eke in 1326. From Middle Dutch eike, from Old Dutch *eik, from Proto-West Germanic *aik (“oak”), from Proto-Germanic *aiks. Compare Dutch Kesseleik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛi̯k/
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Eik n (Veldeke spelling)

1. A village in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

   Holonym: Pieël en Maas