vök

See also: vok

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vǫk, from Proto-Germanic *wakwō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vœːk/
Rhymes: -œːk

Noun

vök f (genitive singular vakar, nominative plural vakir)

(hydrology) a hole in the ice, a polynya
(nephology) a break or an opening in clouds

Declension

declension of vök

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-s2	singular		plural
nominative	vök	vökin	vakir	vakirnar
accusative	vök	vökina	vakir	vakirnar
dative	vök	vökinni	vökum	vökunum
genitive	vakar	vakarinnar	vaka	vakanna

Derived terms

afætuvök
álfavök
brunnvök
brynningarvök
dorgarvök
eiga í vök að verjast (to be in a tight spot)
heiðríkjuvök
ísvök
selavök
smávök
skýjavök
vakarbarmur
vakarskör
veiðivök

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