vík

See also: vik, Vik, and Vík

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈviːk]

Noun

vík

1. genitive plural of víko

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vík, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʊiːjk]

Noun

vík f (genitive singular víkar, plural víkar or víkir)

1. bay, creek

Declension

f6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vík	víkin	víkar	víkarnar
accusative	vík	víkina	víkar	víkarnar
dative	vík	víkini	víkum	víkunum
genitive	víkar	víkarinnar	víka	víkanna

f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vík	víkin	víkir	víkirnar
accusative	vík	víkina	víkir	víkirnar
dative	vík	víkini	víkum	víkunum
genitive	víkar	víkarinnar	víka	víkanna

Related terms

• víkingur ("person who lives at a bay", Viking)
• -víkingur
• Vík, Víkar, Víkarnar

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viːk/
• Rhymes: -iːk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vík, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō.

Noun

vík f (genitive singular víkur, nominative plural víkur)

1. a small bay, a cove, an inlet

   Synonym: bugt f

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vík	víkin	víkur	víkurnar
accusative	vík	víkina	víkur	víkurnar
dative	vík	víkinni	víkum	víkunum
genitive	víkur	víkurinnar	víka, víkna1	víkanna, víknanna1

Declension of vík (feminine)

¹Rare, except in compound place names.

Derived terms

• Reykjavík
• víkingur

See also

• fjörður m
• flói m

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “vík”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “vík” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• “vík”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)

Etymology 2

Verb

vík

1. inflection of víkja:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. singular imperative

Anagrams

• kví