"Viken" meaning in All languages combined

See Viken on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Norwegian Viken. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|no|Viken}} Norwegian Viken Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Viken
  1. (historical) A county of Norway. Tags: historical Categories (place): Counties of Norway, Places in Norway
    Sense id: en-Viken-en-name-8DB-8t2~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: Vika [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse vík. Compare the Old Norse name Víkin f. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|vík}} Old Norse vík Head templates: {{head|nb|proper noun|definite singular|g=m}} Viken m (definite singular)
  1. The name of a historical region in south-eastern Norway, which includes Bohuslän in Sweden. Tags: definite, masculine, singular

Proper name [Swedish]

Forms: Vikens [genitive]
Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Vikens|g=c|head=}} Viken c (genitive Vikens), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Viken c (genitive Vikens)
  1. a lake in south-central Sweden, in Tiveden Tags: common-gender Categories (place): Places in Sweden
    Sense id: en-Viken-sv-name-89-1I1dK Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Lakes
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "no",
        "3": "Viken"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Viken",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Norwegian Viken.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Viken",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Counties of Norway",
          "orig": "en:Counties of Norway",
          "parents": [
            "Counties",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Norway",
          "orig": "en:Places in Norway",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A county of Norway."
      ],
      "id": "en-Viken-en-name-8DB-8t2~",
      "links": [
        [
          "county",
          "county"
        ],
        [
          "Norway",
          "Norway#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) A county of Norway."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Viken"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "vík"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vík",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse vík. Compare the Old Norse name Víkin f.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Vika",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "definite singular",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Viken m (definite singular)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The name of a historical region in south-eastern Norway, which includes Bohuslän in Sweden."
      ],
      "id": "en-Viken-nb-name-iQaATBbX",
      "links": [
        [
          "Bohuslän",
          "Bohuslän"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Viken"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Vikens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "Vikens",
        "g": "c",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Viken c (genitive Vikens)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "Viken c (genitive Vikens)",
      "name": "sv-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sv",
          "name": "Lakes",
          "orig": "sv:Lakes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "sv",
          "name": "Places in Sweden",
          "orig": "sv:Places in Sweden",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a lake in south-central Sweden, in Tiveden"
      ],
      "id": "en-Viken-sv-name-89-1I1dK",
      "links": [
        [
          "lake",
          "lake"
        ],
        [
          "Sweden",
          "Sweden#English"
        ],
        [
          "Tiveden",
          "Tiveden"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Viken"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "no",
        "3": "Viken"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Viken",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Norwegian Viken.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Viken",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English terms borrowed from Norwegian",
        "English terms derived from Norwegian",
        "English terms with historical senses",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Counties of Norway",
        "en:Places in Norway"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A county of Norway."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "county",
          "county"
        ],
        [
          "Norway",
          "Norway#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) A county of Norway."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Viken"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "vík"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse vík",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse vík. Compare the Old Norse name Víkin f.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Vika",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "definite singular",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Viken m (definite singular)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Bokmål lemmas",
        "Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål proper nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The name of a historical region in south-eastern Norway, which includes Bohuslän in Sweden."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Bohuslän",
          "Bohuslän"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Viken"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Vikens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "Vikens",
        "g": "c",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Viken c (genitive Vikens)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "Viken c (genitive Vikens)",
      "name": "sv-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swedish common-gender nouns",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish proper nouns",
        "sv:Lakes",
        "sv:Places in Sweden"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a lake in south-central Sweden, in Tiveden"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lake",
          "lake"
        ],
        [
          "Sweden",
          "Sweden#English"
        ],
        [
          "Tiveden",
          "Tiveden"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Viken"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Viken meaning in All languages combined (2.6kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (ccec6f1 and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.