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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

pig.

spike

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/piɡ/[ˈpʰiɡ̊]

  1. spike

    common-gender

  2. barb

    common-gender

  3. spine, quill (a needle-like structure)

    common-gender

  4. prickle (a small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse pík, from Proto-Germanic *pīkaz, *pikkaz, cognate with English pike. Doublet of pik.

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