Pictish

Pic·tish
P3I1C3T1I1S1H4
UK, US/ˈpɪk.tɪʃ/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the Picts.

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Meanings

adjectivePictish (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Picts.

    The Gothic monarch and the Pictish peer

    1812, Lord Byron, The Curse of Minerva
proper noun
  1. The extinct, poorly attested language spoken by the Picts.

Origin

From Pict + -ish. Compare Old English Pihtisċ.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 皮克特语
  • 皮克特语language
Finnish piktiläinen
  • piktiläinenpertaining to the Picts
French picte, picte
  • pictepertaining to the Picts
  • pictelanguage
German piktisch
  • piktischpertaining to the Picts
Irish Cruithneach
  • Cruithneachpertaining to the Picts
Polish piktyjski
  • piktyjskipertaining to the Picts
Portuguese língua picta
  • língua pictalanguage
Russian пи́ктский, пи́ктский
  • пи́ктский (píktskij)pertaining to the Picts
  • пи́ктский (píktskij)language
Swedish piktisk, piktiska
  • piktiskpertaining to the Picts
  • piktiskalanguage
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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