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Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish iväg.
Pronunciation
Adverb
veke (not comparable) (colloquial)
- (lative) away
- Synonym: pois
- (static) away
- Synonyms: poissa, (proscribed) pois
Derived terms
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German wēke or Middle Dutch weike.
Noun
veke m (definite singular veken, indefinite plural veker, definite plural vekene)
- a wick (in a candle, lamp or lantern)
Etymology 2
Adjective
veke
- definite singular of vek
- plural of vek
Etymology 3
Noun
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- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by uke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
- “veke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “veke_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
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
veke f (definite singular veka, indefinite plural veker, definite plural vekene)
- week
References
- “veke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- ^ (in Norwegian (Høgnorsk))
Swedish
Noun
veke c
- a wick (in a candle, oil lamp, or the like)
Declension
See also
Adjective
veke
- definite natural masculine singular of vek
References