Pik

See also:pik,pik-,andpïk

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/piːk/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

BorrowedfromFrenchpique.

Alternative forms

• Pique

Noun

Pikn(strong,genitivePiksor(only with an article)Pik,pluralPikorPiks)or
Pik(Austria)f(genitivePik,pluralPik)

1. (card games)spades(suit of cards; no plural)

   Synonym:Schippe

2. (card games)spades(game where spades are trump; pluralPik)
3. (card games)spade(playing card whose suit is spades; pluralPik)
4. spade(black figure in the form of a spade; pluralPiks)

Declension

Declension ofPik[neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Pik	die	Pik,Piks
genitive	eines	des	Piks,Pik1	der	Pik,Piks
dative	einem	dem	Pik	den	Pik,Piks
accusative	ein	das	Pik	die	Pik,Piks

¹Only with an article.

Declension ofPik[feminine(Austria)]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pik	die	Pik
genitive	einer	der	Pik	der	Pik
dative	einer	der	Pik	den	Pik
accusative	eine	die	Pik	die	Pik

Descendants

• →Macedonian:пик(pik)
• →Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script:пи̏к

  Latin script:pȉk

• →Slovene:pík

Etymology 2

BorrowedfromGerman Low GermanPik.Found specifically in the expressioneinen Pik auf jemanden haben(“tobear a grudgeagainst someone”),a calque ofGerman Low Germanenen Pik up jemand hebben,in turn borrowed fromFrenchêtre en pique avec quelqu’un;compareEnglishpique.This phrase is no longer in use in German; the adjectivepikiertis better-known.

Alternative forms

• Pick(Southern Germany)

Noun

Pikm(strong,genitivePiks,pluralPikeorPiks)

1. (dated)grudge

   Ich sehe, Sie haben einen Pik auf mich!―I see, you have a grudge against me!

Declension

Declension ofPik[masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pik	die	Pike,Piks
genitive	eines	des	Piks	der	Pike,Piks
dative	einem	dem	Pik	den	Piken,Piks
accusative	einen	den	Pik	die	Pike,Piks

Descendants

• →Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script:пи̏к

  Latin script:pȉk

Etymology 3

BorrowedfromFrenchpic.

Noun

Pikm(strong,genitivePiks,pluralPikeorPiks)

1. peak(found specifically intoponymsborrowed from other languages)

Declension

Declension ofPik[masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pik	die	Pike,Piks
genitive	eines	des	Piks	der	Pike,Piks
dative	einem	dem	Pik	den	Piken,Piks
accusative	einen	den	Pik	die	Pike,Piks

Etymology 4

Back-formationfromPiks.

Alternative forms

• Piek(considered a misspelling)

Noun

Pikm(strong,genitivePiks,pluralPikeorPiks)

1. (colloquial)Alternative form ofPiks

   Nur ein kleinerPikund du bist vor mehreren Krankheiten geschützt!―Only a smallprickand you are protected from multiple diseases!

Declension

Declension ofPik[masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pik	die	Pike,Piks
genitive	eines	des	Piks	der	Pike,Piks
dative	einem	dem	Pik	den	Piken,Piks
accusative	einen	den	Pik	die	Pike,Piks

Descendants

• →Russian:пик(pik)(Germany)
• →Serbo-Croatian:(interjection)

  Cyrillic script:пи̏к

  Latin script:pȉk

• →Slovene:pìk(interjection)

Further reading

• “Pik”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pik”in Uni Leipzig:Wortschatz-Lexikon
• Pikon the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia^de
• “Pik”inDudenonline
• “Pik”inDudenonline
• “Pik”inDudenonline

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈpik/
• Rhymes:-ik
• Syllabification:Pik

Proper noun

Pikmpers

1. a malesurname

Declension

Declension ofPik

	singular	plural
nominative	Pik	Pikowie
genitive	Pika	Pików
dative	Pikowi	Pikom
accusative	Pika	Pików
instrumental	Pikiem	Pikami
locative	Piku	Pikach
vocative	Piku	Pikowie

Proper noun

Pikf(indeclinable)

1. a femalesurname

Further reading

• “Pik”,inInternetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce[Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland],2022