vikev

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech vika, from Old High German wicka, wiccha, from Latin vicia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɪkɛf]

Noun

vikev f

  1. vetch (any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds)

Declension

References

  • Václav Machek (1968) “vikev”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 689

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