See also: Pięk

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Etymology

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From Dutch piek, from Middle Dutch pike.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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piek (plural pieke)

  1. A highest point; a peak.
  2. A summit, a peak, the highest point of a mountain.
  3. A pike (polearm).

Dutch

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A piek on top of an aluminium Christmas tree.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pik/
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  • Hyphenation: piek
  • Rhymes: -ik

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch pike, ultimately from the root of pikken (to stab, pierce).

Noun

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piek f (plural pieken, diminutive piekje n)

  1. a highest point; a peak
  2. a summit, a peak, the highest point of a mountain
    Synonyms: bergtop, top
  3. a pike (polearm)
  4. a spire tree-topper for a Christmas tree

piek m (plural pieken, diminutive piekje n)

  1. (informal) a guilder (comparable to buck, quid)
Derived terms
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peak
pike
guilder
Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: piek
  • Papiamentu: piki, piekie, piek

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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piek

  1. inflection of pieken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative