[ˈwiː.kʊs], [ˈviː.kus]
OrigoInherited from Proto-Italic *weikos, from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“village”). Cognate of Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”), Sanskrit विश् (víś, “settlement, dwelling-space”), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs, “village, place”), Etruscan 𐌅𐌉𐌊𐌖 (viku).
- declension-2street; quarter, neighbourhood; row of houses
“...sānē murtēta relinquī dictaque cessantem nervīs ēlīdere morbum sulfura contemnī vīcus gemit, invidus aegrīs, quī caput et stomachum suppōnere fontibus audent Clūsīnīs Gabiōsque petunt et frīgida rū” — Of course the town murmurs at its myrtle-groves being deserted, and its sulphur baths despised, so famous for driving a lingering disorder from the sinews, and takes offence at invalids who dare to pl
- declension-2village; hamlet
“Ubi iam sē ad eam rem parātōs esse arbitrātī sunt, oppida sua omnia, numerō ad duodecim, vīcōs, ad quadringentōs, reliqua prīvāta aedificia incendunt; […] .” — When they considered themselves prepared enough for that undertaking, they burned all their towns, about twelve in number, their villages, about four hundred, and all the remaining private buildings;
- declension-2municipal section or ward, farm
Formaevīcus(canonical, masculine) · vīcī(genitive) · vīcus(nominative, singular) · vīcī(nominative, plural) · vīcī(genitive, singular) · vīcōrum(genitive, plural) · vīcō(dative, singular) · vīcīs(dative, plural) · vīcum(accusative, singular) · vīcōs(accusative, plural) · vīcō(ablative, singular) · vīcīs(ablative, plural) · vīce(singular, vocative) · vīcī(plural, vocative)