piek

See also: Pięk

Dutch

piek on top of an aluminium Christmas tree

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

piek f (plural pieken, diminutive piekje n)

a highest point; a peak
a pike (polearm)
(informal) guilder (comparable to buck, quid).
a spire tree-topper for a Christmas tree

Derived terms

(peak): piekbui, piekervaring, piekuur
(pike): piekenier
(guilder): piekenpijp

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

piek

first-person singular present indicative of pieken
imperative of pieken

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