Belarusian

Noun

век • ‎(vjek) m inanimate

1. century (period of 100 years)

Declension

Synonyms

• стагоддзе ‎(stahoddzje)

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věkъ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛk/

Noun

век • ‎(vek) m

1. century (100 years)
2. age, epoch, era (particular period of time in history)

Inflection

Synonyms

• (century): столетие ‎(stoletie)
• (age): епоха ‎(epoha), ера ‎(era)

Related terms

• вечност ‎(večnost)
• вечен ‎(večen)

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛk/

Noun

век • ‎(vek) m ‎(plural векови)

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

Inflection

See also

• вечен ‎(večen)
• вечност ‎(večnost)

Synonyms

• (century): столетие ‎(stoletie)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲek]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *věkъ

Noun

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

1. century

   21 век‎ ― 21 vek ― 21st century

2. age
3. lifetime

Declension

Related terms

• веково́й ‎(vekovój), многовековой ‎(mnogovekovoj)
• вековуха ‎(vekovuxa)
• ве́чность ‎(véčnostʹ)
• ве́чный ‎(véčnyj)

See also

• столе́тие n ‎(stolétije)

Etymology 2

Noun

век • ‎(vek) n inan pl

1. genitive plural of ве́ко ‎(véko)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): вије̑к

Etymology

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

Derived terms

• ве̏чан