widek

Maltese
Root
w-d-k
1 term

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic وَدَك (wadak).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪ.dɛk/

Noun

widek m

  1. rottenness
  2. corruption

Mokilese

Verb

widek

  1. (intransitive) to pour

Derived terms

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvi.dɛk/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈvi.dɛk/
  • Rhymes: -idɛk
  • Syllabification: wi‧dek

Etymology 1

Variation of widok. First attested in the 20th century.[1]

Noun

widek m inan

  1. (obsolete or regional) Alternative form of widok.
Declension
Declension of widek
singular plural
nominative widek widki
genitive widka widków
dative widkowi widkom
accusative widek widki
instrumental widkiem widkami
locative widku widkach
vocative widku widki

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hungarian vidék.[2] First attested in the 16th century.[3] Compare Slovak vidiek.

Noun

widek m inan

  1. (Middle Polish or regional) region; country; county

References
  1. J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1919), “widek”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎ (in Polish), volume 7, Warsaw, page 548
  2. Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “widek”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  3. 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]

Further reading
  • Materyały i Prace Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, volume 1, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, 1904, page 310
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