Pict

P3I1C3T1
/pɪkt/

noun

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

OriginLatin Pictus →
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Meanings

nounPict (plural Picts)

plural Picts

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

Origin

  1. LatinPictus
  2. EnglishPict

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.

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Translations

Finnish pikti
  • piktimember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
French Picte
  • Pictemember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
German Pikte
  • Piktemember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
Hungarian pikt
  • piktmember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
Irish Cruithneach, Cruithean
  • Cruithneachmember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
  • Cruitheanmember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
Italian picto, pitto
  • pictomember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
  • pittomember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
Polish Pikt
  • Piktmember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
Portuguese picto
  • pictomember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
Romanian pict
  • pictmember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
Russian пикт
  • пикт (pikt)member of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
Scottish Gaelic Cruithneach
  • Cruithneachmember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
Slovak Pikt
  • Piktmember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
Spanish picto
  • pictomember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
Swedish pikt
  • piktmember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
Turkish Pikt
  • Piktmember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland
Welsh Picti
  • Pictimember of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Pict

conflictpickedstrictwickedpredictrestrictkickedaddictdepictlickedconvictinflictedictevictafflictnickedprickedconstrictbrickedabstrictchickedinvict
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Cite this entry
APA

Pict. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pict

MLA

“Pict.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pict. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pict,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pict.

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