weke

== Afrikaans == === Noun === weke plural of week == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eːkə === Adjective === weke inflection of week: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive === Verb === weke (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of wijken === Verb === weke (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of weken === Anagrams === week == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *wica, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā. === Noun === wēke f or m week ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: weekAfrikaans: weekBerbice Creole Dutch: wekiJersey Dutch: wêkNegerhollands: 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, from Proto-West Germanic *weukā (“flax bundle, wick”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to weave”), see also West Frisian wjok, wjuk (“wing”), Dutch wiek (“wing; propeller, blade; wick”), German Wieche (“wisp; wick”). ==== Alternative forms ==== wec, weeke, weike, weyk, weyke, wik, wyk ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈweːk(ə)/, /ˈwik(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== weke A candlewick or wick. The cord or rope used to create wicks; wicking. Wicking used in medical contexts (e.g. as a bandage). A kind of low-quality textile. ===== Descendants ===== English: wick Scots: week ===== References ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Old Norse vǫkva (“moisture”), from vǫkr (“wet”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwɛ̞ːk(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== weke (rare) wetness ===== References ===== “weke, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 April 2018. === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== weke alternative form of wyke (“week”) === Etymology 4 === ==== Adjective ==== weke (Northern) alternative form of quyk === Etymology 5 === ==== Adjective ==== weke alternative form of weyk