wic

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Wichita. === Symbol === wic (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/ Rhymes: -iːk, -iːt͡ʃ ==== Noun ==== wīc, wīċ n or f village temporary abode: camp, encampment, lodging ===== Declension ===== Irregular: ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: wic, wike, wyk, wych English: -wick, -wich (in placenames) ===== References ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-West Germanic *wīku, from Proto-Germanic *wīkō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to bend, curve”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /wiːk/ Rhymes: -iːk ==== Noun ==== wīc f bight, small bay creek, inlet ===== Declension ===== Strong ō-stem: ===== Related terms ===== wāc wīcan wīcing == Old High German == === Noun === wīc n alternative form of wīg == Polish == === Alternative forms === witz === 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 (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[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “wic”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Silesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Witz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvit͡s/ Rhymes: -it͡s Syllabification: wic === Noun === wic m inan joke === Further reading === wic in silling.org