wijk

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wijc, from Old Dutch *wīk, from Proto-West Germanic *wīk, from Latin vīcus (“hamlet, village, neighborhood”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“village, household”).

Cognate with English wick, -wich, -wick, German Weich- in dated Weichbild (“municipal area”). Compare Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs), from Proto-Germanic *wīhsą (“village, settlement”) of the same Proto-Indo-European root.

Noun

wijk f or m (plural wijken, diminutive wijkje n)

  1. neighborhood
  2. district
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general
persons
locations
services
toponyms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: wyk

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch wijc (“canal”), from Old Dutch *wīk, *wīka (in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *wīku, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō (“inlet, bay”).

Related to wijken, wik, Old English wīc, Old Norse vík.

Noun

wijk f or m (plural wijken, diminutive wijkje n)

  1. secondary canal in a turf extraction area
Derived terms

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Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

wijk

  1. inflection of wijken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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