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English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪk|-aɪk

Noun
pike (plural pikes for the weapon and pike for the fish)

1. A weapon similar to a spear with a hooked barb near the tip.
2. Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox.
3. A turnpike.

Translations
trans-top|a weapon similar to a spear (1)
Czech: t-|cs|píka|f
Finnish: keihäs (:fi:keihäs|fi)
Danish: spyd (:da:spyd|da)
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Norwegian: t-|no|pik|m
Russian: пика (píka) f
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trans-top|any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox (2)
Croatian: t-|hr|Å¡tuka|f
Czech: t+|cs|Å¡tika|f
Danish: t+|da|gedde|c
Dutch: t+|nl|snoek|m
Finnish: t+|fi|hauki
French: brochet
German: t+|de|Hecht|m
Hungarian: t-|hu|csuka
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Icelandic: t-|is|gedda|f
Latin: lucius m
Norwegian: t-|no|gjedde|f
Polish: szczupak m
Romanian: t-|ro|�tiuc�|f
Russian: ��ка (š�úka) f
Slovene: t-|sl|š�uka|f
Swedish: t+|sv|gädda|c
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Derived terms
pikestaff
pikeman

Verb
pike

#context|AU|slang to quit or back out of a promise.

Category:English nouns
Category:Weapons
Category:Fish

Norwegian

Etymology
From ON.|no píka, probably from Fi.|no.

Noun
no-noun-m1|pik

1. girl

Usage notes
Jente is the standard appellation for girl in Norwegian, however, pike may also be used observing its somewhat conservative tint.

Synonyms
jente

Derived terms
barnepike
flink pike

References
Bokmålsordboka Word entry in Norwegian online dictionary from Dokumentasjonsprosjektet

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• 2007-11-19 09:24 - Tbot - added t for cs, hr, da, nl, fi, de, hu, is, ro, sl, sv

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