pricken

Pricken is a term that may refer to different things in Dutch-language use and as a proper name. In Dutch, the root prik means a small puncture or point, and the related verb prikken means to puncture, poke, or to administer an injection. The common medical sense is realized in phrases like een prik krijgen (to get a shot) or een prik zetten (to administer a shot). The noun prik denotes the puncture or injection itself. The word prikk is not standard; the infinitive form is prikken, with conjugations prikte, geprikt. The form pricken is not part of standard Dutch conjugation and is typically seen only as a misspelling or in dialectal texts; standard references use prikken.

As a surname, Pricken appears in some genealogical records and may be of Dutch or German origin. It is used as a family name by individuals, and like many surnames, it can reflect ancestral occupation, location, or characteristic. There are no widely recognized, universally acknowledged notable persons whose name is Pricken in mainstream reference works.

Notes: It can also function as a proper name in fictional or branded contexts when used by authors or companies, but such uses are not canonical.

See also: prik, prikken, prikker.