век

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• viek — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

From Old Belarusian вѣкъ (věk), from Old East Slavic вѣкъ (věkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *věkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲek]

• Audio:

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Noun

век • (vjek) m inan (genitive ве́ку, nominative plural вякі́, genitive plural вяко́ў)

1. century (period of 100 years)

   Synonym: (more common) стаго́ддзе (stahóddzje)

2. lifetime, time of existence

   на сваі́м вяку́ ― na svaím vjakú ― during one's lifetime

3. epoch, age

   касмі́чны век ― kasmíčny vjek ― Space Age

Declension

Declension of век (inan velar masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	век vjek	вякі́ vjakí
genitive	ве́ку vjéku	вяко́ў vjakóŭ
dative	ве́ку vjéku	вяка́м vjakám
accusative	век vjek	вякі́ vjakí
instrumental	ве́кам vjékam	вяка́мі vjakámi
locative	ве́ку vjéku	вяка́х vjakáx
count form	—	ве́кі1 vjéki1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Adverb

век • (vjek)

1. forever, always

   век цябе́ не забу́ду ― vjek cjabjé nje zabúdu ― I will never forget you

References

• “век” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1980), “век”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 2 (ва – вяшчэ́ль), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 81

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɛk]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

век • (vek) m

1. century (100 years)

   Synonym: столетие (stoletie)

2. age, epoch, era (particular period of time in history)

   Synonyms: епоха (epoha), ера (era)

Declension

Declension of век

	singular	plural
indefinite	век vek	векове́ vekové
definite (subject form)	векъ́т vekǎ́t	векове́те vekovéte
definite (object form)	века́ veká
count form	—	ве́ка véka

Related terms

• вечност (večnost)
• вечен (večen)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɛk]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

век • (vek) m (plural векови, relational adjective вечен or вековит)

1. century

   Synonym: столетие (stoletie)

2. age (historical period)
3. lifetime, lifespan
4. duration

Declension

Declension of век

	singular	plural
indefinite	век (vek)	векови (vekovi)
definite unspecified	векот (vekot)	вековите (vekovite)
definite proximal	веков (vekov)	вековиве (vekovive)
definite distal	векон (vekon)	вековине (vekovine)
vocative	веку (veku)	векови (vekovi)
count form	—	века (veka)

See also

• вечен (večen)
• вечност (večnost)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲek]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic вѣкъ (věkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *věkъ.

Alternative forms

• вѣкъ (věk) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Noun

век • (vek) m inan (genitive ве́ка, nominative plural века́, genitive plural веко́в, relational adjective веково́й)

1. century

   Synonym: столе́тие (stolétije)

   XXI век, 21 век, два́дцать пе́рвый век ― XXI vek, 21 vek, dvádcatʹ pérvyj vek ― 21st century

2. lifetime

   Synonym: жизнь (žiznʹ)

3. age, epoch, era, period

   Synonyms: пери́од (períod), э́ра (éra), эпо́ха (epóxa)

4. (geology) age

   Synonym: геологи́ческий век (geologíčeskij vek)

Usage notes

• A locative form веку́ (vekú) is found in the expression на своём веку́ (na svojóm vekú, “in one's lifetime”) but not otherwise used; compare в девятна́дцатом ве́ке (v devjatnádcatom véke, “in the 19th century”).
• A partitive form ве́ку (véku) is found in the expression приба́вить ве́ку (pribávitʹ véku, “to extend (someone's) life”, literally “to add a lifetime”).
• An alternative plural ве́ки (véki) is found in the following expressions:
  • в кóи-то ве́ки (v kói-to véki, “very rarely, once in a very long time; finally”, literally “into some centuries”)
  • во ве́ки веко́в (vo véki vekóv, “forever and ever”, literally “into the ages of ages”)
  • на ве́ки ве́чные (na véki véčnyje, “forever”, literally “onto the eternal ages”)
  • прожи́ть а́редовы ве́ки (prožítʹ áredovy véki, “to live a long life”, literally “to live an old curmudgeon's lifetimes”)

Declension

Declension of век (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ве́к vék	века́, ве́ки△* veká, véki△*
genitive	ве́ка véka	веко́в vekóv
dative	ве́ку véku	века́м vekám
accusative	ве́к vék	века́, ве́ки△* veká, véki△*
instrumental	ве́ком vékom	века́ми vekámi
prepositional	ве́ке véke	века́х vekáx
partitive	ве́ку* véku*
locative	веку́* vekú*

^△ Irregular.
^* Found in some expressions.

Related terms

• веково́й (vekovój), многовеково́й (mnogovekovój)
• векову́ха (vekovúxa)
• ве́чность (véčnostʹ)
• ве́чный (véčnyj)
• уве́чить (uvéčitʹ)

 

See also

• столе́тие n (stolétije)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

век • (vek) n inan pl

1. genitive plural of ве́ко (véko)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• вије̑к (Ijekavian)
• ви̑к (Ikavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věkъ.

Noun

ве̑к m (Latin spelling vȇk)

1. century (100 years)
2. a long period of time, especially historical; an era
3. lifetime

Declension

Declension of век

	singular	plural
nominative	ве̑к	ве̏кови
genitive	века	векова
dative	веку	вековима
accusative	век	векове
vocative	вече	векови
locative	веку	вековима
instrumental	веком	вековима

Derived terms

• ве̏чан