# vika
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Pijin vika, from Vangunu [Term?], a Solomon Islands language.

### Noun

vika (plural vikas)
* A large, tree-dwelling rodent (Uromys vika) found in the Solomon Islands
    Synonym: Vangunu giant rat

#### Translations
### References

* Uromys vika on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Uromys vika on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Uromys on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

### Anagrams

* Vaik, kiva

## Esperanto
### Alternative forms

* viĉa

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvika]
* Rhymes: -ika
* Hyphenation: vi‧ka

### Adjective

vika (accusative singular vikan, plural vikaj, accusative plural vikajn)
* Wiccan

#### Related terms

* vikano (“a Wiccan”)
* Viko (“Wicca”)

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse vika, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈviːka/
* Rhymes: -iːka

### Noun

vika f (genitive singular viku, plural vikur)
* week

#### Derived terms

* vikuskifti (“weekend”)

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋikɑ/, [ˈʋikɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ikɑ
* Hyphenation: vi‧ka

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *vika, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *swiką. Cognate with Estonian viga.

#### Noun

vika
* flaw, malfunction, failure, problem
    Koneessa on vika.There is a malfunction in the machine.
    Kun hän näki vian, hän vain kohautti olkapäitään ja alkoi korjata sitä.When he saw the problem, he just shrugged and started fixing it.
* fault, error, mistake
    Se on sinun vikasi.It is your fault.
* flaw, stain (in character)
    Kaikissa meissä vikaa on.Everyone has their flaws.
* (something) wrong
    Onko jokin vialla?Is something wrong?
    Älä valita! Ruoassasi ei ole mitään vikaa.Stop complaining! There's nothing wrong with your food.
    Kännykässäni on jotain vikaa.Something is wrong with my cellphone.
    Mikä minussa on vikana?What's wrong with me?

##### Declension

Possessive forms of vika (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vikani
vikani
accusative
nom.
vikani
vikani
gen.
vikani
genitive
vikani
vikojeni vikaini $^{rare}$
partitive
vikaani
vikojani
inessive
viassani
vioissani
elative
viastani
vioistani
illative
vikaani
vikoihini
adessive
viallani
vioillani
ablative
vialtani
vioiltani
allative
vialleni
vioilleni
essive
vikanani
vikoinani
translative
viakseni
vioikseni
abessive
viattani
vioittani
instructive
comitative
—vikoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vikasi
vikasi
accusative
nom.
vikasi
vikasi
gen.
vikasi
genitive
vikasi
vikojesi vikaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
vikaasi
vikojasi
inessive
viassasi
vioissasi
elative
viastasi
vioistasi
illative
vikaasi
vikoihisi
adessive
viallasi
vioillasi
ablative
vialtasi
vioiltasi
allative
viallesi
vioillesi
essive
vikanasi
vikoinasi
translative
viaksesi
vioiksesi
abessive
viattasi
vioittasi
instructive
comitative
—vikoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vikamme
vikamme
accusative
nom.
vikamme
vikamme
gen.
vikamme
genitive
vikamme
vikojemme vikaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
vikaamme
vikojamme
inessive
viassamme
vioissamme
elative
viastamme
vioistamme
illative
vikaamme
vikoihimme
adessive
viallamme
vioillamme
ablative
vialtamme
vioiltamme
allative
viallemme
vioillemme
essive
vikanamme
vikoinamme
translative
viaksemme
vioiksemme
abessive
viattamme
vioittamme
instructive
comitative
—vikoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vikanne
vikanne
accusative
nom.
vikanne
vikanne
gen.
vikanne
genitive
vikanne
vikojenne vikainne $^{rare}$
partitive
vikaanne
vikojanne
inessive
viassanne
vioissanne
elative
viastanne
vioistanne
illative
vikaanne
vikoihinne
adessive
viallanne
vioillanne
ablative
vialtanne
vioiltanne
allative
viallenne
vioillenne
essive
vikananne
vikoinanne
translative
viaksenne
vioiksenne
abessive
viattanne
vioittanne
instructive
comitative
—vikoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vikansa
vikansa
accusative
nom.
vikansa
vikansa
gen.
vikansa
genitive
vikansa
vikojensa vikainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
vikaansa
vikojaan vikojansa
inessive
viassaan viassansa
vioissaan vioissansa
elative
viastaan viastansa
vioistaan vioistansa
illative
vikaansa
vikoihinsa
adessive
viallaan viallansa
vioillaan vioillansa
ablative
vialtaan vialtansa
vioiltaan vioiltansa
allative
vialleen viallensa
vioilleen vioillensa
essive
vikanaan vikanansa
vikoinaan vikoinansa
translative
viakseen viaksensa
vioikseen vioiksensa
abessive
viattaan viattansa
vioittaan vioittansa
instructive
comitative
—vikoineen vikoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* viallinen
* viaton
* vikaantua
* -vikainen
* vikautua
* vikuri
* vikuuttaa
* vioittaa
* jalkavika
* kehitysvika
* konevika
* korkkivika
* korkkivikainen
* kulumisvika
* kuulovika
* käsivika
* laatuvika
* lahovika
* linjavika
* lonkkavika
* luonnevika
* läppävika
* mielenvikainen
* moottorivika
* nollavika
* pikkuvika
* pintavika
* puhevika
* purentavika
* rakennevika
* ryhtivika
* selkävika
* sukuvika
* sydänhermovika
* sydänvika
* syntymävika
* sähkövika
* taittovika
* tekovika
* tyyppivika
* valmistusvika
* valuvika
* verkkovika
* vianetsintä
* vianmääritys
* vikahälytys
* vikailmoitus
* vikakierre
* vikakoodi
* vikapaikka
* vikapisto
* vikapää
* vikasieto
* vikasietoisuus
* vikasietotila
* vikasoitto
* vikasuoja
* vikatiheys
* vikatikki
* vikatilanne
* vikatilasto
* vikavalo
* vikavirta
* värivika
* ärrävika
* ässävika

#### Further reading

* “1. vika”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Clipping of viimeinen (“last”). See also -ka.

#### Adjective

vika (colloquial)
* last
    Synonym: viimeinen
    Vikana hypännyt häviää.The one that jumps last loses.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of vika (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vikani
vikani
accusative
nom.
vikani
vikani
gen.
vikani
genitive
vikani
vikojeni vikaini $^{rare}$
partitive
vikaani
vikojani
inessive
vikassani
vikoissani
elative
vikastani
vikoistani
illative
vikaani
vikoihini
adessive
vikallani
vikoillani
ablative
vikaltani
vikoiltani
allative
vikalleni
vikoilleni
essive
vikanani
vikoinani
translative
vikakseni
vikoikseni
abessive
vikattani
vikoittani
instructive
comitative
—vikoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vikasi
vikasi
accusative
nom.
vikasi
vikasi
gen.
vikasi
genitive
vikasi
vikojesi vikaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
vikaasi
vikojasi
inessive
vikassasi
vikoissasi
elative
vikastasi
vikoistasi
illative
vikaasi
vikoihisi
adessive
vikallasi
vikoillasi
ablative
vikaltasi
vikoiltasi
allative
vikallesi
vikoillesi
essive
vikanasi
vikoinasi
translative
vikaksesi
vikoiksesi
abessive
vikattasi
vikoittasi
instructive
comitative
—vikoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vikamme
vikamme
accusative
nom.
vikamme
vikamme
gen.
vikamme
genitive
vikamme
vikojemme vikaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
vikaamme
vikojamme
inessive
vikassamme
vikoissamme
elative
vikastamme
vikoistamme
illative
vikaamme
vikoihimme
adessive
vikallamme
vikoillamme
ablative
vikaltamme
vikoiltamme
allative
vikallemme
vikoillemme
essive
vikanamme
vikoinamme
translative
vikaksemme
vikoiksemme
abessive
vikattamme
vikoittamme
instructive
comitative
—vikoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vikanne
vikanne
accusative
nom.
vikanne
vikanne
gen.
vikanne
genitive
vikanne
vikojenne vikainne $^{rare}$
partitive
vikaanne
vikojanne
inessive
vikassanne
vikoissanne
elative
vikastanne
vikoistanne
illative
vikaanne
vikoihinne
adessive
vikallanne
vikoillanne
ablative
vikaltanne
vikoiltanne
allative
vikallenne
vikoillenne
essive
vikananne
vikoinanne
translative
vikaksenne
vikoiksenne
abessive
vikattanne
vikoittanne
instructive
comitative
—vikoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vikansa
vikansa
accusative
nom.
vikansa
vikansa
gen.
vikansa
genitive
vikansa
vikojensa vikainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
vikaansa
vikojaan vikojansa
inessive
vikassaan vikassansa
vikoissaan vikoissansa
elative
vikastaan vikastansa
vikoistaan vikoistansa
illative
vikaansa
vikoihinsa
adessive
vikallaan vikallansa
vikoillaan vikoillansa
ablative
vikaltaan vikaltansa
vikoiltaan vikoiltansa
allative
vikalleen vikallensa
vikoilleen vikoillensa
essive
vikanaan vikanansa
vikoinaan vikoinansa
translative
vikakseen vikaksensa
vikoikseen vikoiksensa
abessive
vikattaan vikattansa
vikoittaan vikoittansa
instructive
comitative
—vikoineen vikoinensa :

##### Derived terms

* tokavika

#### Further reading

* “2. vika”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Anagrams

* kiva

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse vika, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvɪːka/
* Rhymes: -ɪːka

### Noun

vika f (genitive singular viku, nominative plural vikur)
* week
    í þessari viku ― this week
    í næstu viku ― next week
    í síðustu viku ― last week
    Ég vildi fara í bókasafnið (í) síðustu viku. ― I wanted to go to the library last week.

#### Derived terms

* vikulega
* vikulegur
* vikudagur
* dymbilvika
* kyrravika
* dymbildagavika
* páskavika

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vika. Cognates include Finnish vika and Estonian viga.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈʋikɑ/, [ˈʋikɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈʋikɑ/, [ˈʋiɡ̊ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ikɑ
* Hyphenation: vi‧ka

### Noun

vika
* bad habit
* trouble, worry
* handicap (physical disability)

#### Declension
### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 664

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* viken

### Noun

vika m or f
* definite feminine singular of vik

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse víkin f, definite form of Old Norse vík f.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʋiːc͡çɑ], [ˈʋiːçɑ], [ˈʋiːkɑ]

#### Noun

vika f
* definite singular of vik

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse vika (“week”), from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ (“turn, succession”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind”). Related to Proto-Germanic *wīkaną (“to bend, yield”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [²ʋɪːkɑ], [²ʋɪkːɑ], [²ʋɪkɑ], /²vɪˑka/

#### Noun

vika f (definite singular vika, indefinite plural viker or vikor, definite plural vikene or vikone)
* a week; (pre-1938) alternative form of veke

### Etymology 3

From Old Norse víka, víkja, víkva.

#### Alternative forms

* vikja (weak verb)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [²ʋiːkɑ]

#### Verb

vika (present tense vik, past tense veik, supine vike, past participle viken, present participle vikande, imperative vik)
* (intransitive) to give away, yield
* (intransitive) to look away, turn aside, waver
* (intransitive) to recede, retreat
* (intransitive) to depart, go away, leave

##### Derived terms

* avvika
* vikeplikt
* viking

#### References

* ↑ (in Norwegian (Høgnorsk))
* “vika” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
* “vika” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”).

### Noun

vika f
* week

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: vika
* Faroese: vika
* Norn: voga
* Norwegian Nynorsk: veke, vika, viku; (dialectal) vyku, vuku, væka
* Jamtish: vuku
* Elfdalian: wiku, wikå
* Old Swedish: vika
** Swedish: vecka
* Old Danish: uka, uku, wiku
** Scanian: uga
** Danish: uge
*** Norwegian Bokmål: uke
* Old Gutnish: wika
** Gutnish: vike, vika, viku, vikå

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vika”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Old Swedish
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse vika, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ.

#### Noun

vika f
* week

##### Descendants

* Swedish: vecka

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse víkja, from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną.

#### Verb

vīka
* to move, to change direction
* to fold
* to retreat
* to yield

##### Descendants

* Swedish: vika

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋîka/
* Hyphenation: vi‧ka

### Noun

vȉka f (Cyrillic spelling ви̏ка)
* shouting, screaming

#### Related terms

* vikati

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish vīka, from Old Norse víkja, víkva (to fold, turn, head in a direction), from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną. Cognate to Swedish vicka (wiggle).
The adverb in the phrase ge vika comes from Low German wike/weke gewen, where the noun wike means concession, escape. Compare German weichen.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

vika (present viker, preterite vek, supine vikt or vikit, imperative vik)
* to fold (into several layers)
    De vikte tvättThey were folding laundry
* (colloquial) to dedicate (time), to designate a period of time for a certain action
    Jag viker en dag åt mässan.I am dedicating a day to the expo.
* (colloquial) to dedicate, to set aside for a special person or a special use
    De här kakorna har jag vikt åt stackars Tom – rör dem inte!These cookies I have put aside for poor Tom – don't touch them!
* (reflexive) to give up, to give in (under pressure), to budge
    Mona Sahlin viker sig inte i första taget.Mona Sahlin doesn't give up easily.
* (reflexive) to bend (for example from laughing or in pain)
    De skrattade så att de vek sig.They were rolling on the floor laughing.
* (usually with in) to turn (slightly, while moving)
    Vi vek in på en stig som vi aldrig hade gått förutWe turned onto a path that we had never walked before
* (with av) to turn (while moving (so as to deviate from a path – sometimes figuratively))
    Vi vek av från huvudleden, in på en grusvägWe turned off the main road onto a dirt road
* (with av) to deviate (more generally)
    Synonym: (more common) avvika
* (in "vika åt sidan" or "vika hädan") to move aside, (often) to step aside
    Folk vek åt sidan när han gick genom rummet med svärdet i handPeople moved aside as he walked through the room with his sword in hand
    Vik hädan dödlig!Step aside, mortal!
* (transitive) (vika ut) to unfold, to open a foldout
* (reflexive) (vika ut) to expose oneself as a (more-or-less nude) centerfold, to appear (nude) in a magazine or online
    Ungdomar viker ut sig som aldrig förr.Youngsters expose themselves like never before.
* (reflexive, figuratively) to talk openly (on personal topics)
* (reflexive) to sleep, to go to bed
    Jag går och viker mig.I'm going to go to bed.

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### Derived terms

* vika ihop (“fold up, fold”)

#### Related terms

* veck
* vik
* vikning
* ovikt

#### See also

* fälla (“to fold (something more or less rigid (so as to bring it into or out of a more compact and often "deactivated" state))”)
* veckla

### Adverb

vika
* (in the expression: ge vika) to give way, to give in, to fold (under pressure)
    De föll fem meter när golvet gav vikaThey fell five meters when the floor gave way
    De gav vika för barnens tjatThey gave in to their children's nagging
    Han blev tvungen att ge vika för deras viljaHe was forced to give in to their will
    Muren började ge vika för murbräckanThe wall was starting to give way to the battering ram

### References

* ↑ Vika in Svenska Akademiens ordlista öfver svenska språket (6th ed., 1889)

### Further reading

* vika in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* vika in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* vika in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* kiva

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vika.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈvikɑ/, [ˈvʲikɑ]
* Rhymes: -ikɑ
* Hyphenation: vi‧ka

### Noun

vika
* disease
* fault, mistake, error

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “vika”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-vika$^?$
* (transitive) to avoid

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.