spijker

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛi̯kər/

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• Hyphenation: spij‧ker
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯kər

Etymology 1

spijker

From Middle Dutch spiker, from Proto-Germanic *spīkō (“stick, splinter, point”), from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“to be pointed; sharp point, stick”).

Noun

spijker m (plural spijkers, diminutive spijkertje n)

1. nail (metal fastener)

Derived terms

• spijkeren
• spijkerschrift

Descendants

• Afrikaans: spyker
  • → Fwe: kà-píkírì
  • → Sotho: sepekere
  • → Zulu: sipikili
    • Fanagalo: spikil
• Berbice Creole Dutch: spigri
• Negerhollands: spiker, spiku
• → Sranan Tongo: spikri

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch spīker, from Old Dutch *spīkāri, from Proto-West Germanic *spīkārī, from Late Latin spīcārium. Compare German Speicher, Old Saxon spīkari.

Noun

spijker m or n (plural spijkers, diminutive spijkertje n)

1. granary

Alternative forms

• spieker (dialectal)
• spicker (obsolete)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spijker

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of spijkeren
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of spijkeren