See also: vike and vīķē

Latvian

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Vīķe

Etymology

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Perhaps related to Estonian viidikas.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vīķe f (5th declension)

  1. common bleak (small river fish of the family Cyprinidae, species Alburnus alburnus)
    vīķes dzīvo galvenokārt krasta tuvumā un pārtiek no piekrastes zooplanktonableaks live mainly near the coast and feed on coastal zooplancton
    vīķes sālīt prata mūsu tālie senči jau tajos laikos, kad tikai iemācījās makšķerēt un uzzināja, kas ir sālsour distant ancestors knew how to salt bleaks already in the old times, when they had just learned to fish and found out what salt was

Declension

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