"spik" meaning in Swedish

See spik in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /spiːk/ Audio: Sv-en spik.ogg
Rhymes: -iːk Etymology: From Old Norse spíkr, from Proto-Germanic *spīkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“expand, extend, stretch”). Etymology templates: {{root|sv|ine-pro|*spey-}}, {{der|sv|non|spíkr}} Old Norse spíkr, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*spīkaz}} Proto-Germanic *spīkaz, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*spey-||expand, extend, stretch}} Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“expand, extend, stretch”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} spik c, {{sv-noun|c}} spik c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], spik [indefinite, nominative, singular], spiks [genitive, indefinite, singular], spiken [definite, nominative, singular], spikens [definite, genitive, singular], spikar [indefinite, nominative, plural], spikars [genitive, indefinite, plural], spikarna [definite, nominative, plural], spikarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a nail (spike-shaped metal fastener) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-spik-sv-noun-qT8yZQ~p
  2. (collectively) nails (spike-shaped metal fasteners) Tags: collective, common-gender
    Sense id: en-spik-sv-noun-EJ5HJIjB Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 13 4 29 17 24
  3. an (almost) fail-safe bet Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-spik-sv-noun-TYZA2wnr Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 13 4 29 17 24
  4. (horse gambling) a single (sometimes a banker); a bet on only a single horse (to win) in a race Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Betting
    Sense id: en-spik-sv-noun-SqXfXCfT
  5. hole in one (in miniature golf) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-spik-sv-noun-akGkS73z Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 13 4 29 17 24
  6. (in some compounds) completely, utterly Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-spik-sv-noun-djDHo2u3 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 13 4 29 17 24
  7. (glassblowing) a rod of iron used in manual production of glass objects. May have all kinds of length and diameter, and can be used in many different ways. May be hollow inside, but must never have any hole on the tip. Must not be confused with puntel and the glass-blower pipe. Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Glassblowing
    Sense id: en-spik-sv-noun-Z~TDwZER Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 13 4 29 17 24 Topics: arts, crafts, glassblowing, hobbies, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: småspik (english: small nails), spiknykter (english: cold sober), spikrak Related terms: spika, spikning, nagel (english: nail (on a finger or toe)), nubb (english: tack)

Inflected forms

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        "hole in one (in miniature golf)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hole in one",
          "hole in one"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "completely, utterly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "completely",
          "completely"
        ],
        [
          "utterly",
          "utterly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in some compounds) completely, utterly"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in some compounds"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sv:Glassblowing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a rod of iron used in manual production of glass objects. May have all kinds of length and diameter, and can be used in many different ways. May be hollow inside, but must never have any hole on the tip. Must not be confused with puntel and the glass-blower pipe."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "glassblowing",
          "glassblowing"
        ],
        [
          "iron",
          "iron"
        ],
        [
          "manual",
          "manual"
        ],
        [
          "glass",
          "glass"
        ],
        [
          "puntel",
          "puntel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(glassblowing) a rod of iron used in manual production of glass objects. May have all kinds of length and diameter, and can be used in many different ways. May be hollow inside, but must never have any hole on the tip. Must not be confused with puntel and the glass-blower pipe."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "arts",
        "crafts",
        "glassblowing",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spiːk/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sv-en spik.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/Sv-en_spik.ogg/Sv-en_spik.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Sv-en_spik.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːk"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sv:spik"
  ],
  "word": "spik"
}

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