Pict

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Pict

  • /pɪkt/

Sounds like picked · Rhymes with -ɪkt

Where it comes from

From Latin Pictus, probably rendering a Pictish autonym; see the Latin entry for details. Compare Old English Peohtas, which appears to show the effects of Grimm's law.

noun Picts

  1. A member of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland.

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noun member of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland

Españolpicto
Portuguêspicto
FrançaisPicte
DeutschPikte
Italianopicto, pitto
Românăpict
Русскийпикт pikt

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"Pict." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pict. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Pict. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pict

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"Pict." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pict.

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@misc{pict_2026,
  title = {Pict},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pict},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}