weke

Afrikaans

Noun

weke

  1. plural of week

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eːkə

Adjective

weke

  1. inflection of week:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

Verb

weke

  1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of wijken

Verb

weke

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of weken

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wica, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā.

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wēke f

  1. week

Inflection

Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative wēke wēken
accusative wēke wēken
genitive wēke, wēken wēken
dative wēke, wēken wēken
Weak masculine noun
singular plural
nominative wēke wēken
accusative wēke wēken
genitive wēken wēken
dative wēke wēken

Descendants

  • Dutch: week
    • Afrikaans: week
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: weki
    • Jersey Dutch: wêk
    • Negerhollands: week
    • Lokono: wiki
    • ? Sranan Tongo: wiki
      • Aukan: wiki
      • Saramaccan: wíki
  • Limburgish: waek

Further reading

  • weke (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “weke (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Etymology 1

    From Old English wēoce,[1] from Proto-West Germanic *weukā (flax bundle, wick), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (to weave),[2] see also West Frisian wjok, wjuk (wing), Dutch wiek (wing; propeller, blade; wick), German Wieche (wisp; wick).

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈweːk(ə)/, /ˈwik(ə)/

    Noun

    weke

    1. A candlewick or wick.
    2. The cord or rope used to create wicks; wicking.
    3. Wicking used in medical contexts (e.g. as a bandage).
    4. A kind of low-quality textile.
    Descendants
    References
    1. ^ wẹ̄̆k(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 April 2018.
    2. ^ Guus Kroonen, The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology (Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2011), 160–1.

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Old Norse vǫkva (moisture), from vǫkr (wet).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈwɛ̞ːk(ə)/

      Noun

      weke

      1. (rare) wetness
      References

      Etymology 3

      Noun

      weke

      1. alternative form of wyke (week)

      Etymology 4

      Adjective

      weke

      1. (Northern) alternative form of quyk

      Etymology 5

      Adjective

      weke

      1. alternative form of weyk