píka

See also: pika, Pika, píkǎ, and pika-

Czech

Etymology

From German Pike

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpiːka]
• Rhymes: -iːka
• Hyphenation: pí‧ka

Noun

píka f

1. pike (weapon)

Declension

Declension of píka (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	píka	píky
genitive	píky	pík
dative	píce	píkám
accusative	píku	píky
vocative	píko	píky
locative	píce	píkách
instrumental	píkou	píkami

Alternative forms

• pika

Derived terms

• od píky

Related terms

• piky

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), 2008–2025

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse píka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰʊiːka/
• Rhymes: -ʊiːka

Noun

píka f (genitive singular píku, plural píkur)

1. (archaic) a girl, a lass, a virgin

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	píka	píkan	píkur	píkurnar
accusative	píku	píkuna	píkur	píkurnar
dative	píku	píkuni	píkum	píkunum
genitive	píku	píkunnar	píka	píkanna

Synonyms

• genta f

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰiːka/
• Rhymes: -iːka

Noun

píka f (genitive singular píku, nominative plural píkur)

1. (anatomy) a vulva, a pussy, a cunt
2. (vulgar, slang) a bitch

Declension

Declension of píka (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	píka	píkan	píkur	píkurnar
accusative	píku	píkuna	píkur	píkurnar
dative	píku	píkunni	píkum	píkunum
genitive	píku	píkunnar	píkna, píka	píknanna, píkanna

Derived terms

• afturbatapíka
• dándipíka
• dándispíka
• hefðarpíka
• heiðurspíka
• herbergispíka
• píkuskrækur
• stofupíka
• yngispíka
• þjónustupíka

See also

• snót

Old Norse

Etymology

Perhaps a Uralic/Finnic borrowing, from or related to the source of Finnish piika (“maid”).

Noun

píka f (genitive píku, plural píkur)

1. a girl, a lass, a virgin
2. 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)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	píka	píkan	píkur	píkurnar
accusative	píku	píkuna	píkur	píkurnar
dative	píku	píkunni	píkum	píkunum
genitive	píku	píkunnar	píkna	píknanna

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

• Danish: pige
  • Icelandic: pía
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pike, pige
• Faroese: píka
• Icelandic: píka
• Norwegian: pike
• Northern Sami: biiga
• Swedish: piga