pieken
Dutch
Etymology
From French pic (“sharp point or spike”) (possibly from Latin picus (“woodpecker”)) and/or pique, its descendant via piquer (“to pick, sting, stab”)); the verb may, in some senses, derive from cognate synonym pikken (“to pick, hack”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ikən
Verb
pieken
- (literally) to reach a peak, culminate
- (figuratively) to climax, (have) reach(ed) the peak (level) etc.
- (literally) to pick, hack, hit and affect with a pointy instrument, especially a pickaxe
- (literally) to stick, pin, with a sharp object which may penetrate
- (figuratively) to sting, hurt
- (figuratively) to stick out
Inflection
| Inflection of pieken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | pieken | |||
| past singular | piekte | |||
| past participle | gepiekt | |||
| infinitive | pieken | |||
| gerund | pieken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | piek | piekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | piekt | piekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | piekt | piekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | piekt | piekte | ||
| 3rd person singular | piekt | piekte | ||
| plural | pieken | piekten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | pieke | piekte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | pieken | piekten | ||
| imperative sing. | piek | |||
| imperative plur.1 | piekt | |||
| participles | piekend | gepiekt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
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