*pīkaz

Runic: ᛈᛁᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈpiː.kɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

sharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak

Etymology

Similar to the verb *pikkōną (‘to pick, peck’) (or a secondary form of it), probably ultimately of imitative origin. Compare Vulgar Latin *picco (‘I sting, strike’), which could be a borrowing or parallel formation.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.pīkazpīkōz, pīkōs
Acc.pīkąpīkanz
Gen.pīkas, pīkispīkǫ̂
Dat.pīkaipīkamaz
Inst.pīkōpīkamiz
Voc.pīkpīkōz, pīkōs

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Descendants

  • *pīk (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *pīk (Old Dutch)
      • pike (Middle Dutch)
        • piek (Dutch)
          • piek (Afrikaans)
  • *pīk (Proto-West Germanic)
    • pīc (Old English)
      • pyke, pike, pyk (Middle English)
        • pike (English)
  • *pīk (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *pīk (Old High German)
      • Peik (German)
  • pík (Old Norse)
    • pig (Danish)
    • pik (Norwegian)
  • pík (Old Norse)
    • pīker (Old Swedish)
      • pik (Swedish)
  • *𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*peiks) (Gothic)
    • 𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌲𐌼𐍃 (peikabagms) (Gothic)

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