spik

spik

See also: spîk

Faroese

Noun

spik n (genitive singular spiks, uncountable)

1. blubber, especially of grindahvalur (pilot whale)

tvøst og spik

• whale meat and blubber (traditional meal)

Declension

Declension of spik (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	spik	spikið
accusative	spik	spikið
dative	spiki	spikinum
genitive	spiks	spiksins

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spɪːk/

  Rhymes: -ɪːk

Noun

spik n (genitive singular spiks, nominative plural spik)

1. blubber (of whales, seals, etc.)
2. body fat, especially if excessive

Declension

declension of spik

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spik	spikið	spik	spikin
accusative	spik	spikið	spik	spikin
dative	spiki	spikinu	spikum	spikunum
genitive	spiks	spiksins	spika	spikanna

Anagrams

• skip

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse spíkr, from Proto-Germanic *spīkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“expand, extend, stretch”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spiːk/

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːk

Noun

spik c

1. (countable or uncountable) nail; spike-shaped metal fastener
2. an (almost) fail-safe bet.
3. hole in one

Declension

Declension of spik
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	spik	spiken	spikar	spikarna
Genitive	spiks	spikens	spikars	spikarnas

Related terms

• spika
• spikning