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Translingual
Symbol
pic
( international standards ) ISO 639-3 language code for Pinji .
See also
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Clipping of picture
Noun
pic (plural pics or pix )
( informal ) A picture , especially a photographic image.
( informal ) A movie .
1999 , The Variety Insider , page 219 :Decidedly for adult auds, the pic has definite specialized appeal outside France and should broaden the director's commercial rep and prestige.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
pic (plural pics )
A Turkish cloth measure , varying from 18 to 28 inches .
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian pizzo .
Noun
pic m (plural pica , definite pici , definite plural picat )
( nonstandard ) tip , top , end
Derived terms
References
Catalan
Etymology
Deverbal from picar .
Pronunciation
Noun
pic m (plural pics )
pickaxe
peak ( of a mountain )
peak ( moment of maximum intensity )
knock , strike , blow
prick , sting
( typography ) dot , bullet
( Mallorca ) time ( occasion )
Synonyms
Further reading
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *piccus , from Latin pīcus .
Noun
pic m (plural pics )
woodpecker
pick (tool)
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Probably from Spanish pico .
Noun
pic m (plural pics )
peak , summit
Derived terms
Further reading
Irish
Etymology
Middle Irish pic , picc , from Latin pix .
Noun
pic f (genitive singular pice )
pitch , tar
Declension
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *piti .
Pronunciation
Verb
pic impf
( transitive ) to drink
Further reading
Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011 ) “pić”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
“pic ”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka , Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Middle English
Verb
pic
alternative form of piken
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *pik .
Pronunciation
Noun
piċ or pic n
pitch
Declension
Strong a -stem:
Strong a -stem:
Derived terms
Descendants
References
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *piccus ( “ sharp point ” ) .
Noun
pic oblique singular , m (oblique plural pis , nominative singular pis , nominative plural pic )
a sharp point or spike .
Descendants
Polabian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *peťь , from Proto-Balto-Slavic *péktis , from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-tis , from *pekʷ- .
Pronunciation
Noun
pic f
furnace , oven
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Deverbal from picować .
Noun
pic m inan
( colloquial ) fib , hoax , lie
Synonyms: blaga , oszustwo
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
pic f
genitive plural of pica
Further reading
pic in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
pic in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Uncertain, maybe from the root *peh₂w- ( “ few, small ” ) .
Most likely from Vulgar Latin picca , from earlier *piccus , borrowed from Proto-Celtic *bikkos ( “ small, little ” ) .
Eventually influenced by dissimilation by paucus ( “ few, little ” ) . Compare Albanian pikë ( “ a drop; a bit ” ) , Sicilian picca ( “ a bit, a little ” ) , Italian piccolo ( “ small ” ) , Spanish pequeño ( “ small ” ) . Compare also French petit ( “ small ” ) , English pinch .
Noun
pic n (plural picuri )
a drop (of water)
Declension
Derived terms
Adverb
pic
little ( not much )
Eu știu spaniolă doar un pic . I know Spanish just a little .
Usage notes
Synonyms
See also
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Borrowed from English pike .
Noun
pic f (plural picean )
pike , spear
pickaxe
Derived terms
Further reading
MacBain, Alexander , Mackay, Eneas (1911 ) “pic”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language , Stirling, →ISBN , page pic
Slovene
Noun
píc
genitive plural of pica
Welsh
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Deverbal from picio ( “ to cast ” ) .
Noun
pic f (plural picau or pics , diminutive picen )
griddlecake
Welsh cake
Usage notes
There are many terms for Welsh cake in Welsh and the particular word an individual uses will vary from area to area.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English pick .
Noun
pic m (plural piciau or picys )
pick , pickaxe
Synonyms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “pic ”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary , Gwerin
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pic ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies