pikken

Danish

Noun

pikken c

1. definite singular of pik

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪ.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: pik‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɪkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch picken, from Old Dutch *pikken, from Proto-West Germanic *pikkōn. Cognate with English prick; see there for more details.

Verb

pikken

1. (intransitive) to peck (as with a bird's beak), hammer

   Synonyms: hameren, tikken

   De gier pikte met zijn snavel in het karkas. ― The vulture pecked at the carcass with his beak.

2. (transitive) to tolerate, condone (accept begrudgingly), accept or stand (for) something

   Synonyms: slikken, verdragen

   Dat pik ik niet! ― I won't stand for that!

3. (transitive) (informal) to steal, thieve, nick, snatch

   Synonyms: stelen, jatten

   Hij heeft mijn pen gepikt. ― He nicked my pen.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pikken (weak)
infinitive	pikken
past singular	pikte
past participle	gepikt
infinitive	pikken
gerund	pikken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	pik	pikte
2nd person sing. (jij)	pikt, pik2	pikte
2nd person sing. (u)	pikt	pikte
2nd person sing. (gij)	pikt	pikte
3rd person singular	pikt	pikte
plural	pikken	pikten
subjunctive sing.1	pikke	pikte
subjunctive plur.1	pikken	pikten
imperative sing.	pik
imperative plur.1	pikt
participles	pikkend	gepikt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• inpikken
• landjepik
• oppikken
• ossenpikker
• pikhouweel
• pikkedief
• pikketanis
• pikvogel
• wegpikken

Descendants

• Negerhollands: pik, pek
• → Papiamentu: pik

Further reading

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “pikken²”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Etymology 2

From pik, byform of pek (“pitch, tar”) +‎ -en.

Verb

pikken

1. (transitive) to pitch, tar

Conjugation

Conjugation of pikken (weak)
infinitive	pikken
past singular	pikte
past participle	gepikt
infinitive	pikken
gerund	pikken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	pik	pikte
2nd person sing. (jij)	pikt, pik2	pikte
2nd person sing. (u)	pikt	pikte
2nd person sing. (gij)	pikt	pikte
3rd person singular	pikt	pikte
plural	pikken	pikten
subjunctive sing.1	pikke	pikte
subjunctive plur.1	pikken	pikten
imperative sing.	pik
imperative plur.1	pikt
participles	pikkend	gepikt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Further reading

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “pikken¹”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

pikken

1. plural of pik

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Hungarian

Etymology

pikk +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpikːɛn]
• Hyphenation: pik‧ken

Noun

pikken

1. superessive singular of pikk

Middle English

Verb

pikken

1. alternative form of piken