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Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *věkъ.
Noun
вік • (vik) m inan (genitive ві́ку, nominative plural віки́, genitive plural вікі́в)
- century
Declension
Declension of вік (inan velar masc-form accent-c)
Noun
вік • (vik) m inan (genitive ві́ку, uncountable)
- (uncountable) age
- (uncountable) lifetime
Declension
Declension of вік (inan sg-only velar masc-form accent-a)
1ві́ці is normally used with у (u), and віку́ with на (na).
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вік”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “вік”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (в – відсрібли́тися), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
вік • (vik) n inan pl
- genitive plural of о́ко (óko, “okka”)
- Synonym: ок (ok)
1876, Mykhailo Dragomanov, Малорусскія народныя преданія и разсказы. Сводъ Михаила Драгоманова:Купив за тії гроші пшона, вік зо два горілки.- Kupyv za tiji hroši pšona, vik zo dva horilky.
- Bought for this money some millet, about 2 okkas of horilka.
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