píka

From German Pike

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

píka f

1. pike (weapon)

• pika

• “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

From Old Norse píka.

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

píka f (genitive singular píku, plural píkur)

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

• genta f

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.

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

píka f (genitive singular píku, nominative plural píkur)

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

• snót

Perhaps a Uralic/Finnic borrowing, from or related to the source of Finnish piika (“maid”).^[1]

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

• The usage of this word, when referring to a girl or a young woman is quite rare and is hardly used of a gentlewoman.

• 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

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