píka
Czech
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpíka f
- pike (weapon)
Declension
editAlternative forms
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
editFaroese
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpíka f (genitive singular píku, plural píkur)
Declension
editDeclension of píka | ||||
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f1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | píka | píkan | píkur | píkurnar |
accusative | píku | píkuna | píkur | píkurnar |
dative | píku | píkuni | píkum | píkunum |
genitive | píku | píkunnar | píka | píkanna |
Synonyms
edit- genta f
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse píka. Compare the Danish pige (“girl”) and Swedish piga (“maid”). Its origin in Icelandic is not certain as it occurs in Norway for the first time around 14th century and in Icelandic in the 15th century.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpíka f (genitive singular píku, nominative plural píkur)
Declension
editdeclension of píka
Derived terms
edit- afturbatapíka
- dándipíka
- dándispíka
- hefðarpíka
- heiðurspíka
- herbergispíka
- píkuskrækur
- stofupíka
- yngispíka
- þjónustupíka
See also
editOld Norse
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Finnish piika.
Noun
editpíka f (genitive píku, plural píkur)
- a girl, a lass, a virgin
- a young girl, a working girl, a virgin, a lass, a spinster
- píkan Margrét. ― the spinster Margrét
Usage notes
edit- The usage of this word, when referring to a girl or a young woman is quite rare and is hardly used of a gentlewoman.
Declension
edit Declension of píka (weak ōn-stem)
Quotations
edit- From The Saga of Thorstein, Viking's Son
- Sveinninn nefndist Herrauðr, en píkan Herríðr, "Hefi ek týnt gulli mínu," segir hún. "Veit ek þat muni Sindra, föður mínum, illa líka.22. Þorsteinn fann Sindra dverg
- The boy called himself Herraud, and the girl Herrid. Said she: I have lost my gold ring, and I know this will make my father, Sindre, cross.The Saga of Thorstein Viking's Son- Chapter XXII
- Sveinninn nefndist Herrauðr, en píkan Herríðr, "Hefi ek týnt gulli mínu," segir hún. "Veit ek þat muni Sindra, föður mínum, illa líka.22. Þorsteinn fann Sindra dverg
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