пика

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian пика (pika), from French pique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpikɐ]
• Hyphenation^(key): пи‧ка

Noun

пи́ка • (píka) f

1. (military, historical) pike, lance
2. (card games) ♠, the suit of spades

Declension

Declension of пи́ка

	singular	plural
indefinite	пи́ка píka	пи́ки píki
definite	пи́ката píkata	пи́ките píkite

Coordinate terms

• (card suit):

Suits in Bulgarian · бои́ (boí) (layout · text)
ку́па (kúpa)	каро́ (karó)	пи́ка (píka)	спати́я (spatíja) тре́фа (tréfa)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈka]

Verb

пика́ • (piká)

1. second/third-person singular aorist indicative of пика́я (pikája)

References

• “пика”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “пика”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pikati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpika]

Verb

пика • (pika) third-singular present, impf (perfective пикне)

1. (transitive) to shove, to cram, to stuff

Conjugation

Conjugation of пика (imperfective, present in -а)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	пикал (pikal)	—	adjectival participle	пикан (pikan)
feminine	пикала (pikala)	—	adverbial participle	пикајќи (pikajḱi)
neuter	пикало (pikalo)	—	verbal noun	пикање (pikanje)
plural	пикале (pikale)	—	perfect participle	пикано (pikano)
finite forms	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	пикам (pikam)	пикав (pikav)	—	—
2nd singular	пикаш (pikaš)	пикаше (pikaše)	—	пикај (pikaj)
3rd singular	пика (pika)	пикаше (pikaše)	—	—
1st plural	пикаме (pikame)	пикавме (pikavme)	—	—
2nd plural	пикате (pikate)	пикавте (pikavte)	—	пикајте (pikajte)
3rd plural	пикаат (pikaat)	пикаа (pikaa)	—	—
compound tenses
perfect	сум пикал (sum pikal)		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам пикано (imam pikano)		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев пикал (bev pikal)		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав пикано (imav pikano)		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал пикано (sum imal pikano)		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе пикам (ḱe pikam)		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам пикано (ḱe imam pikano)		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе пикав (ḱe pikav)		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав пикано (ḱe imav pikano)		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум пикал (ḱe sum pikal)		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал пикано (ḱe sum imal pikano)		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би пикал (bi pikal)		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал пикано (bi imal pikano)		conditional of има + perfect participle

References

• “пика” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
• пика in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Russian

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʲikə]

• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Polish pika, from French pique.

Noun

пи́ка • (píka) f inan (genitive пи́ки, nominative plural пи́ки, genitive plural пик, relational adjective пи́ковый)

1. lance, pike
2. (card games, usually in the plural, colloquial if in the singular) a spade

Declension

Declension of пи́ка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	пи́ка píka	пи́ки píki
genitive	пи́ки píki	пи́к pík
dative	пи́ке píke	пи́кам píkam
accusative	пи́ку píku	пи́ки píki
instrumental	пи́кой, пи́кою píkoj, píkoju	пи́ками píkami
prepositional	пи́ке píke	пи́ках píkax

Derived terms

• пикинёр (pikinjór)

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: пи́ка (píka)

Etymology 2

Noun

пи́ка • (píka) m inan

1. genitive singular of пик (pik)

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [pʲɪˈka]

Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from Latin pīca.

Noun

пика́ • (piká) f inan (genitive пики́, uncountable)

1. (pathology, rare) pica

   Synonyms: парорекси́я (paroreksíja), пикаци́зм (pikacízm), парарекси́я (parareksíja)

   Hypernym: расстро́йство (rasstrójstvo)

   Hyponyms: копрофа́гия (koprofágija), онихофа́гия (onixofágija), трихофа́гия (trixofágija)

Declension

Declension of пика́ (inan sg-only fem-form velar-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	пика́ piká
genitive	пики́ pikí
dative	пике́ piké
accusative	пику́ pikú
instrumental	пико́й, пико́ю pikój, pikóju
prepositional	пике́ piké

Further reading

• Пика (расстройство) on the Russian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ru

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɪkɐ]

Noun

пи́ка • (pýka) f inan (genitive пи́ки, nominative plural пи́ки, genitive plural пик, diminutive пи́чка)

1. (derogatory) mug, an ugly face
2. (colloquial) a face, especially a puffy, pinky, fresh one

Declension

Declension of пи́ка
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	пи́ка pýka	пи́ки pýky
genitive	пи́ки pýky	пик pyk
dative	пи́ці pýci	пи́кам pýkam
accusative	пи́ку pýku	пи́ки pýky
instrumental	пи́кою pýkoju	пи́ками pýkamy
locative	пи́ці pýci	пи́ках pýkax
vocative	пи́ко pýko	пи́ки pýky

Derived terms

• пика́тий (pykátyj)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “пи́ка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “пи́ка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund (2001–2025), “Словники України” online [Dictionaries of Ukraine online]‎^[1] (in Ukrainian)