widek

Maltese

Root
w-d-k
1 term

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic وَدَك (wadak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪ.dɛk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪdɛk

Noun

widek m

  1. rottenness
  2. corruption
  3. pus, fat

Mokilese

Verb

widek

  1. (intransitive) to pour

Derived terms

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From widać +‎ -ek.

Noun

widek m inan

  1. (Western Kraków) synonym of pełnia (“full moon”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hungarian vidék.[1] First attested in the 16th century.[2] Compare Slovak vidiek.

Noun

widek m inan

  1. (Middle Polish) region; country; county

References

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “widek”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  2. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “widek”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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