píka
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpiːka]
- Rhymes: -iːka
- Hyphenation: pí‧ka
Declension
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- od píky
Related terms
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʰʊiːka/
- Rhymes: -ʊiːka
Declension
Declension of píka | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
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)
Declension
Derived terms
- afturbatapíka
- dándipíka
- dándispíka
- hefðarpíka
- heiðurspíka
- herbergispíka
- píkuskrækur
- stofupíka
- yngispíka
- þjónustupíka
See also
Old Norse
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Finnish piika.
Noun
píka f (genitive píku, plural píkur)
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
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
- 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
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