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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
píka f
- pike (weapon)
Declension
Declension of píka (hard feminine)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “píka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “píka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “píka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse píka.
Pronunciation
Noun
píka f (genitive singular píku, plural píkur)
- (archaic) a girl, a lass, a virgin
Declension
Synonyms
Icelandic
Etymology
From 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
Noun
píka f (genitive singular píku, nominative plural píkur)
- (anatomy) a vulva, a pussy, a cunt
- (vulgar, slang) a bitch
Declension
Declension of píka (feminine)
Derived terms
See also
Old Norse
Etymology
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Compare Finnish piika.
Noun
píka 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
- 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
Declension of píka (weak ōn-stem)
Quotations
- 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
Descendants