vika
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Vangunu [Term?], a Solomon Islands language.
Noun
vika (plural vikas)
- A large, tree-dwelling rodent (Uromys vika) found in the Solomon Islands
- Synonym: Vangunu giant rat
Translations
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References
Uromys vika on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Uromys vika on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Uromys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Esperanto
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvika]
- Rhymes: -ika
- Hyphenation: vi‧ka
Faroese
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈviːka/
- Rhymes: -iːka
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- vikuskifti (“weekend”)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋikɑ/, [ˈʋikɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ikɑ
- Syllabification(key): vi‧ka
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *vika, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *swiką. Cognate with Estonian viga.
Noun
vika
- flaw, malfunction, failure, problem
- Koneessa on vika.
- There is a malfunction in the machine.
- Kun hän näki vian, hän vain kohautti olkapäitään ja alkoi korjata sitä.
- When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.
- fault, error, mistake
- Se on sinun vikasi.
- It is your fault.
- flaw, stain (in character)
- Kaikissa meissä vikaa on.
- Everyone has their flaws.
- (something) wrong
- Älä valita! Ruoassasi ei ole mitään vikaa.
- Stop complaining! There's nothing wrong with your food.
- Kännykässäni on jotain vikaa.
- Something is wrong with my cellphone.
Declension
| Inflection of vika (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | vika | viat | ||
| genitive | vian | vikojen | ||
| partitive | vikaa | vikoja | ||
| illative | vikaan | vikoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | vika | viat | ||
| accusative | nom. | vika | viat | |
| gen. | vian | |||
| genitive | vian | vikojen vikainrare | ||
| partitive | vikaa | vikoja | ||
| inessive | viassa | vioissa | ||
| elative | viasta | vioista | ||
| illative | vikaan | vikoihin | ||
| adessive | vialla | vioilla | ||
| ablative | vialta | vioilta | ||
| allative | vialle | vioille | ||
| essive | vikana | vikoina | ||
| translative | viaksi | vioiksi | ||
| abessive | viatta | vioitta | ||
| instructive | — | vioin | ||
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Compounds
- jalkavika
- kehitysvika
- konevika
- kulumisvika
- kuulovika
- käsivika
- laatuvika
- linjavika
- lonkkavika
- läppävika
- moottorivika
- pikkuvika
- pintavika
- puhevika
- purentavika
- rakennevika
- ryhtivika
- selkävika
- sukuvika
- sydänhermovika
- sydänvika
- syntymävika
- sähkövika
- tekovika
- valmistusvika
- valuvika
- vikahälytys
- vikailmoitus
- vikakierre
- vikapaikka
- vikapisto
- vikapää
- vikasieto
- vikasietoisuus
- vikasoitto
- vikatiheys
- vikatikki
- vikatilanne
- vikatilasto
- värivika
- ässävika
Further reading
- “1. vika”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Declension
| Inflection of vika (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | vika | vikat | |
| genitive | vikan | vikojen | |
| partitive | vikaa | vikoja | |
| illative | vikaan | vikoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vika | vikat | |
| accusative | nom. | vika | vikat |
| gen. | vikan | ||
| genitive | vikan | vikojen vikainrare | |
| partitive | vikaa | vikoja | |
| inessive | vikassa | vikoissa | |
| elative | vikasta | vikoista | |
| illative | vikaan | vikoihin | |
| adessive | vikalla | vikoilla | |
| ablative | vikalta | vikoilta | |
| allative | vikalle | vikoille | |
| essive | vikana | vikoina | |
| translative | vikaksi | vikoiksi | |
| abessive | vikatta | vikoitta | |
| instructive | — | vikoin | |
| comitative | — | vikoine | |
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Further reading
- “2. vika”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Anagrams
Icelandic
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪːka/
- Rhymes: -ɪːka
Declension
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | vikan | vikur | vikurnar |
| accusative | viku | vikuna | vikur | vikurnar |
| dative | viku | vikunni | vikum | vikunum |
| genitive | viku | vikunnar | vikna | viknanna |
Derived terms
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vika. Cognates include Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) and Estonian viga.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋikɑ/, [ˈʋikɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋikɑ/, [ˈʋiɡ̊ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ikɑ
- Hyphenation: vi‧ka
Declension
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 664
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʋiːc͡çɑ], [ˈʋiːçɑ], [ˈʋiːkɑ]
Etymology 2
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ (“turn, succession”)[1], from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind”). Related to Proto-Germanic *wīkaną (“to bend, yield”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [²ʋɪːkɑ], [²ʋɪkːɑ], [²ʋɪkɑ], /²vɪˑka/
Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Alternative forms
- (weak verb): vikja
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [²ʋiːkɑ]
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”).
Declension
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | vikan | vikur | vikurnar |
| accusative | viku | vikuna | vikur | vikurnar |
| dative | viku | vikunni | vikum | vikunum |
| genitive | viku | vikunnar | vikna | viknanna |
Descendants
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- Norn: voga
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- Norwegian: (dialectal) viku, vyku, vuku, væka
- Jamtish: vuku
- Elfdalian: wiku
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- Old Danish: uka, uku, wiku
- Old Gutnish: wika
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
References
- “vika”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Swedish
Etymology 1
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ.
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | vikan | viku(r), -o(r) | vikuna(r), -ona(r) |
| accusative | viku, -o | vikuna, -ona | viku(r), -o(r) | vikuna(r), -ona(r) |
| dative | viku, -o | vikunni, -onne | vikum, -om | vikumin, -omen |
| genitive | viku, -o | vikunna(r), -onna(r) | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | vikanna |
Descendants
- Swedish: vecka
Etymology 2
From Old Norse víkja, from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną.
Declension
| present | past | ||||
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| infinitive | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | — | |||
| participle | vīkandi, vīkande | vikin | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | vīker | vīki, vīke | — | vēk | viki, vike |
| þū | vīker | vīki, vīke | vīk | vēkt | viki, vike |
| han | vīker | vīki, vīke | — | vēk | viki, vike |
| vīr | vīkum, vīkom | vīkum, vīkom | vīkum, vīkom | vikum, vikom | vikum, vikom |
| īr | vīkin | vīkin | vīkin | vikin | vikin |
| þēr | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | vīkin | — | viku, viko | vikin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | — | — | — | — | — |
| þū | — | — | — | — | — |
| han | — | — | — | — | — |
| vīr | — | — | — | — | — |
| īr | — | — | — | — | — |
| þēr | — | — | — | — | — |
Descendants
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋîka/
- Hyphenation: vi‧ka
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | vike |
| genitive | vike | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) |
| dative | vȉci | vikama |
| accusative | viku | vike |
| vocative | viko | vike |
| locative | vȉci | vikama |
| instrumental | vikom | vikama |
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Norse víkja, víkva, from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną.
The adverb in the phrase ge vika comes from Low German wike/weke gewen, where the noun wike means concession, escape.[1] Compare German weichen.
Pronunciation
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Verb
vika (present viker, preterite vek, supine vikt or vikit, imperative vik)
- to fold
- De vikte tvätt
- They were folding laundry
- (colloquial) to dedicate (time), to designate a period of time for a certain action
- Jag viker en dag åt mässan.
- I am dedicating a day to the expo.
- (colloquial) to dedicate, to set aside for a special person or a special use
- De här kakorna har jag vikt åt stackars Tom – rör dem inte!
- These cookies I have put aside for poor Tom – don't touch them!
- (reflexive) to give up, to give in (under pressure)
- Mona Sahlin viker sig inte i första taget.
- Mona Sahlin doesn't give up easily.
- (reflexive) to bend (for example from laughing or in pain)
- De skrattade så att de vek sig.
- They were rolling on the floor laughing.
- (usually with in) to turn (slightly, while moving)
- Vi vek in på en stig som vi aldrig hade gått förut
- We turned onto a path that we had never walked before
- (with av) to turn (while moving (so as to deviate from a path – sometimes figuratively))
- Vi vek av från huvudleden, in på en grusväg
- We turned off the main road onto a dirt road
- (with av) to deviate (more generally)
- Synonym: (more common) avvika
- (in "vika åt sidan") to move aside, (often) to step aside
- Folk vek åt sidan när han gick genom rummet med svärdet i hand
- People moved aside as he walked through the room with his sword in hand
- (transitive) (vika ut) to unfold, to open a foldout
- (reflexive) (vika ut) to expose oneself as a (more-or-less nude) centerfold, to appear (nude) in a magazine or online
- Ungdomar viker ut sig som aldrig förr.
- Youngsters expose themselves like never before.
- (reflexive, figuratively) to talk openly (on personal topics)
- (reflexive) to sleep, to go to bed
- Jag går och viker mig.
- I'm going to go to bed.
Conjugation
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- vika ihop (“fold up, fold”)
See also
Adverb
vika
- (in the expression: ge vika) to give way, to give in, to fold (under pressure)
- De föll fem meter när golvet gav vika
- They fell five meters when the floor gave way
- De gav vika för barnens tjat
- They gave in to their children's nagging
- Han blev tvungen att ge vika för deras vilja
- He was forced to give in to their will
- Muren började ge vika för murbräckan
- The wall was starting to give way to the battering ram
References
- Vika in Svenska Akademiens ordlista öfver svenska språket (6th ed., 1889)
Further reading
Anagrams
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vika.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvikɑ/, [ˈvʲikɑ]
- Rhymes: -ikɑ
- Hyphenation: vi‧ka
Inflection
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
References
- Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “vika”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
Xhosa
Etymology
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Inflection
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