wic

See also: WIC and wić

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Wichita.

Symbol

wic

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Wichita.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Wichita terms

Old English

Etymology 1

    From Proto-West Germanic *wīk, a merger of Latin vīcus and Proto-West Germanic *wīhs; both from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (village). Compare Proto-Germanic *wīhsą (settlement, village).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /wiːk/, /wiːt͡ʃ/

    Noun

    wīc, wīċ n or f[1]

    1. village
    2. temporary abode: camp, encampment, lodging
    Declension

    Irregular:

    singular plural
    nominative wīc, wīċ wīc, wīċ
    accusative wīc, wīċ wīc, wīċ
    genitive wīc, wīċ wīca
    dative wīc, wīċ wīcum
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Middle English: wic, wike, wyk, wych
    References
    1. ^ Kitson, Peter (1990), “On old English nouns of more than one gender”, in English Studies, volume 71, number 3, Taylor & Francis, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 214.

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-West Germanic *wīku, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (to bend, curve).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /wiːk/

      Noun

      wīc f

      1. bight, small bay
      2. creek, inlet
      Declension

      Strong ō-stem:

      Old High German

      Noun

      wīc n

      1. alternative form of wīg

      Polish

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      Borrowed from German Witz, derived from Middle High German witz, derived from Old High German wizzi, derived from Proto-West Germanic *witi, derived from Proto-Germanic *witją, derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈvit͡s/
      • Rhymes: -it͡s
      • Syllabification: wic
      • Homophone: widz

      Noun

      wic m inan

      1. (colloquial) joke (story with a funny punchline, told to make the audience laugh)
        Synonyms: greps, kawał

      Declension

      Further reading

      • wic in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • wic in Polish dictionaries at PWN

      Silesian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from German Witz.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈvit͡s/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -it͡s
      • Syllabification: wic

      Noun

      wic m inan

      1. joke

      Further reading

      • wic in silling.org