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píka f

  1. pike (weapon)
  • “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.

píka f (genitive singular píku, plural píkur)

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

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.

píka f (genitive singular píku, nominative plural píkur)

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Finnish piika.

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.