piķis

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German pik or Middle Dutch pick (cf. German Pech) which, in turn, from Latin pix. From the latter (via Russian) also Latvian pekle (hell).[1]

Noun

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piķis m (2nd declension)

  1. pitch
    piķa melna tumsapitch black darkness
  2. (slang) money
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Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “piķis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN