UrsprungFrom Middle Low German pricken, from Old Saxon *prikkian, from the verb Proto-Germanic *prikjaną (“to prick”).
- on the dot, exactly, sharp
“vi träffas prick klockan sju” — we'll meet at seven o'clock sharp
- with careful aim (in order to hit something)
“att skjuta prick” — to shoot at a mark / snipe
“De sköt prick på en melon” — They used a melon as a target ("They shot with careful aim at a melon")
- common-gendera dot
“Sista bokstaven i det svenska alfabetet är "ö", det vill säga ett "o" med två prickar över.” — The last letter in the Swedish alphabet is "ö", that is, an "o" with two dots over it.
- common-gendera mark, a stain (in a record of good behavior)
“Han har haft körkort i 40 år och kört utan prickar” — He's had a driver's license for 40 years and has received zero driving infractions
- common-gendera guy, person; especially about a particularly nice or funny one
“Det var en riktigt trevlig prick, det där.” — That was a really nice guy, there.
- common-gendera floating seamark in the form of a painted pole, possibly with cones, lights and reflectors
“Ser du om pricken därborta är en nord eller en ost?” — Can you see whether the mark over there is a north mark or an east mark?
Formerprick(indefinite, nominative, singular) · pricks(genitive, indefinite, singular) · pricken(definite, nominative, singular) · prickens(definite, genitive, singular) · prickar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · prickars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · prickarna(definite, nominative, plural) · prickarnas(definite, genitive, plural)