wic

See also: WIC, and wić

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/

Noun

wīc n

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

Declension

Declension of wīc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wīc	wīc
accusative	wīc	wīc
genitive	wīces	wīca
dative	wīce	wīcum

Derived terms

• Eoforwīc
• wīceard
• wīcian

Descendants

• Middle English: wic, wike, wyk, wych
  • English: -wick, -wich (in placenames)

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

Declension of wīc (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wīc	wīca, wīce
accusative	wīce	wīca, wīce
genitive	wīce	wīca
dative	wīce	wīcum

Related terms

• wāc
• wīcan
• wīcing

Old High German

Noun

wīc n

1. 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

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

   Synonyms: greps, kawał

Declension

Declension of wic

	singular	plural
nominative	wic	wice
genitive	wica	wiców
dative	wicowi	wicom
accusative	wic	wice
instrumental	wicem	wicami
locative	wicu	wicach
vocative	wicu	wice

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/
• Rhymes: -it͡s
• Syllabification: wic

Noun

wic m inan

1. joke

Further reading

• wic in silling.org