Czech

Noun

píka f

1. pike (weapon)

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

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 ****, a pussy, a ****
2. (vulgar, slang) a bitch
3. a young girl, a working girl, a virgin, a lass, a spinster
4. (dated) half a muscle from a fish's tail

Declension

Derived terms

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

See also

• snót

Old Norse

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.

Declension

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.

Quotations

• From Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar ‎(“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

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