pik

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Albanian

Etymology

A descriptive term, similar to Italian piccare (“to prick”).

Verb

pik (first-person singular past tense pika, participle pikur)

1. to fill (holes), to pierce
2. to make bitter

Noun

pik m (indefinite plural pikë, definite singular piku, definite plural pikët)

1. spotted woodpecker

Related terms

• pikë

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Breton

Noun

pik m

1. dot

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Cebuano

Noun

pik

1. rock paper scissors

Verb

pik

1. to play rock paper scissors
2. to pick an it; to take turns picking a team or members of a team using rock paper scissors

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɪk]
• Rhymes: -ɪk

Noun

pik

1. inflection of pika:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative plural
   3. accusative plural
   4. vocative plural
2. inflection of piky:
   1. nominative
   2. accusative
   3. vocative

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Danish

Etymology 1

Germanic, cognate with Dutch, see below

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pek/, [pʰeɡ̊]

Noun

pik c (singular definite pikken, plural indefinite pikke)

1. (vulgar) A cock, prick, penis

Inflection

Declension of pik

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pik	pikken	pikke	pikkene
genitive	piks	pikkens	pikkes	pikkenes

Etymology 2

Verbal noun to pikke (“peck”), from Old Norse pikka, pjakka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pik/, [pʰiɡ̊]
• Homophone: pig

Noun

pik n (singular definite pikket, plural indefinite pik)

1. peck (like a bird's peck)

Inflection

Declension of pik

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pik	pikket	pik	pikkene
genitive	piks	pikkets	piks	pikkenes

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪk
• IPA^(key): /pɪk/

• audio

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Etymology 1

Germanic, cognate with Danish, see above

Noun

pik c (plural pikken, diminutive pikje n)

1. pick, pickaxe
2. (informal) penis

   Ik smeekte hem zijn pik terug in mijn kontje te stoppen.

3. A down, prejudiced attitude against someone who is thus 'picked on', especially from a position of authority

Verb

pik

1. first-person singular present indicative of pikken
2. imperative of pikken

Etymology 2

Noun

pik n, m (uncountable)

1. pitch, black material

Synonyms

• pek n, m

Anagrams

• kip

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Middle English

Noun

pik

1. Alternative form of pyke

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʲik/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French pique (“pike”).

Noun

pik m inan

1. (card games) A spade

Declension

declension of pik

	singular	plural
nominative	pik	piki
genitive	pika	pików
dative	pikowi	pikom
accusative	pik	piki
instrumental	pikiem	pikami
locative	piku	pikach
vocative	piku	piki

Derived terms

• piki (game)

Related terms

• kier, trefl, karo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English peak.

Noun

pik m inan

1. peak (the upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail)

Declension

declension of pik

	singular	plural
nominative	pik	piki
genitive	pika	pików
dative	pikowi	pikom
accusative	pik	piki
instrumental	pikiem	pikami
locative	piku	pikach
vocative	piku	piki

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English peak.

Noun

pik m inan

1. peak (a single "mountain" in a spectrum or similar scientific signal)

Declension

declension of pik

	singular	plural
nominative	pik	piki
genitive	piku	pików
dative	pikowi	pikom
accusative	pik	piki
instrumental	pikiem	pikami
locative	piku	pikach
vocative	piku	piki

Further reading

• pik in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Tok Pisin

Etymology 1

From English pig.

Noun

pik

1. pig

Etymology 2

From English pick.

Noun

pik

1. pick, pickaxe

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Vilamovian

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

pik ?

1. spear

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Volapük

Noun

pik (plural piks)

1. (card games) A spade in a deck of cards

Declension

declension of pik

	singular	plural
nominative	pik	piks
genitive	pika	pikas
dative	pike	pikes
accusative	piki	pikis
vocative 1	o pik!	o piks!
predicative 2	piku	pikus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in some later, non-classical Volapük only