prik

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German pricke (“a prick”), pricken (“to prick”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prek/, [pʰʁ̥æɡ̊]

Noun

prik n (singular definite prikket, plural indefinite prik)

  1. prick (the feeling of being pierced or punctured by an object with a fine point, the action of pricking)

Inflection

Noun

prik c (singular definite prikken, plural indefinite prikker)

  1. dot, point
  2. spot

Inflection

Verb

prik

  1. infinitive form of prikke

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɪk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch pricke. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

prik f (plural prikken, diminutive prikje n)

  1. sting, prick (sting or bite from a bug, etc.)
  2. small pointy object, prong
  3. goad, prod
  4. (uncountable) fizz, carbonation
  5. lamprey, fish of the order Petromyzontiformes
    Synonyms: lamprei, negenoog
  6. (medicine, informal) injection, jab, shot
Usage notes

The informal diminutive prikkie is in common use in the Netherlands with the specific meaning of "a small amount of money". The regular diminutive prikje is also used to mean this, though perhaps more commonly outside the Netherlands.

Derived terms

  • griepprik
  • ossenprik
  • priklimonade
  • prikwater
  • ruggenprik
  • zeeprik

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

prik

  1. first-person singular present indicative of prikken
  2. imperative of prikken

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰrɪːk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːk

Noun

prik n (genitive singular priks, nominative plural prik)

  1. stick, staff

Declension

Synonyms

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