Pick
See also: pick
English
Etymology
- As an English, Dutch, and German surname, related to pickaxe.
- As a German surname, from Low German pick (“pitch”), itself ultimately from Latin pix.
- As an English surname, from pike (“kind of fish”).
Proper noun
Pick (plural Picks)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pick is the 9451st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3442 individuals. Pick is most common among White (89.4%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Noun
Pick m (strong, genitive Pickes or Picks, plural Picke) (but hardly likely in the plural)
- alternative form of Pik (“shrewdness, scoff, wont to be mean”)
Declension
Declension of Pick [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Pick | die | Picke |
genitive | eines | des | Pickes, Picks | der | Picke |
dative | einem | dem | Pick, Picke1 | den | Picken |
accusative | einen | den | Pick | die | Picke |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Etymology 2
Denominal of picken in the sense “to adhere”.
Noun
Pick m (strong, genitive Pickes or Picks, plural Picks)
- (Austria, colloquial) glue
- 2018, Wolf Haas, Junger Mann, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
- Aber dann haute ich den Gummifleck doch viel zu früh drauf, also noch bevor der Pick ganz hart war.
- But then I slung the rubber stain on too early, that is before the glue was hard.
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Declension
Declension of Pick [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Pick | die | Picks |
genitive | eines | des | Pickes, Picks | der | Picks |
dative | einem | dem | Pick, Picke1 | den | Picks |
accusative | einen | den | Pick | die | Picks |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English pick.
Noun
Pick m (strong, genitive Picks, plural Picks)
- (sports) a player picked for an event, pick
Declension
Declension of Pick [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Pick | die | Picks |
genitive | eines | des | Picks | der | Picks |
dative | einem | dem | Pick | den | Picks |
accusative | einen | den | Pick | die | Picks |