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piru

See also: Piru and pìrú

Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

From Venetian piron, from Greek πιρούνι (piroúni), from Ancient Greek περόνη (perónē, “pin, brooch”).

Noun edit

pirù m

  1. (Luserna) fork
    Synonym: ghèballe

References edit

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Probably a variant of perkele.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiru/, [ˈpiru]
  • Rhymes: -iru
  • Syllabification(key): pi‧ru

Noun edit

piru

  1. the Devil, Satan
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Paholainen
  2. devil; imp

Usage notes edit

piru is used in the expletive Piru vie!, literally "Devil, take!" but which has a very similar area of usage as hitto.

Declension edit

Inflection of piru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative piru pirut
genitive pirun pirujen
partitive pirua piruja
illative piruun piruihin
singular plural
nominative piru pirut
accusative nom. piru pirut
gen. pirun
genitive pirun pirujen
partitive pirua piruja
inessive pirussa piruissa
elative pirusta piruista
illative piruun piruihin
adessive pirulla piruilla
ablative pirulta piruilta
allative pirulle piruille
essive piruna piruina
translative piruksi piruiksi
abessive pirutta piruitta
instructive — piruin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of piru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative piruni piruni
accusative nom. piruni piruni
gen. piruni
genitive piruni pirujeni
partitive piruani pirujani
inessive pirussani piruissani
elative pirustani piruistani
illative piruuni piruihini
adessive pirullani piruillani
ablative pirultani piruiltani
allative pirulleni piruilleni
essive pirunani piruinani
translative pirukseni piruikseni
abessive piruttani piruittani
instructive — —
comitative — piruineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pirusi pirusi
accusative nom. pirusi pirusi
gen. pirusi
genitive pirusi pirujesi
partitive piruasi pirujasi
inessive pirussasi piruissasi
elative pirustasi piruistasi
illative piruusi piruihisi
adessive pirullasi piruillasi
ablative pirultasi piruiltasi
allative pirullesi piruillesi
essive pirunasi piruinasi
translative piruksesi piruiksesi
abessive piruttasi piruittasi
instructive — —
comitative — piruinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pirumme pirumme
accusative nom. pirumme pirumme
gen. pirumme
genitive pirumme pirujemme
partitive piruamme pirujamme
inessive pirussamme piruissamme
elative pirustamme piruistamme
illative piruumme piruihimme
adessive pirullamme piruillamme
ablative pirultamme piruiltamme
allative pirullemme piruillemme
essive pirunamme piruinamme
translative piruksemme piruiksemme
abessive piruttamme piruittamme
instructive — —
comitative — piruinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pirunne pirunne
accusative nom. pirunne pirunne
gen. pirunne
genitive pirunne pirujenne
partitive piruanne pirujanne
inessive pirussanne piruissanne
elative pirustanne piruistanne
illative piruunne piruihinne
adessive pirullanne piruillanne
ablative pirultanne piruiltanne
allative pirullenne piruillenne
essive pirunanne piruinanne
translative piruksenne piruiksenne
abessive piruttanne piruittanne
instructive — —
comitative — piruinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative pirunsa pirunsa
accusative nom. pirunsa pirunsa
gen. pirunsa
genitive pirunsa pirujensa
partitive piruaan
piruansa 		pirujaan
pirujansa
inessive pirussaan
pirussansa 		piruissaan
piruissansa
elative pirustaan
pirustansa 		piruistaan
piruistansa
illative piruunsa piruihinsa
adessive pirullaan
pirullansa 		piruillaan
piruillansa
ablative pirultaan
pirultansa 		piruiltaan
piruiltansa
allative pirulleen
pirullensa 		piruilleen
piruillensa
essive pirunaan
pirunansa 		piruinaan
piruinansa
translative pirukseen
piruksensa 		piruikseen
piruiksensa
abessive piruttaan
piruttansa 		piruittaan
piruittansa
instructive — —
comitative — piruineen
piruinensa

Derived terms edit

compounds

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Guaraní edit

Adjective edit

piru

  1. thin

Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish piru.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

piru

  1. (vulgar) bastard

Declension edit

Declension of piru (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative piru pirut
genitive pirun pirruin, piruloin
partitive pirrua piruja, piruloja
illative pirruu pirrui, piruloihe
inessive pirus piruis, pirulois
elative pirust piruist, piruloist
allative pirulle piruille, piruloille
adessive pirul piruil, piruloil
ablative pirult piruilt, piruloilt
translative piruks piruiks, piruloiks
essive pirunna, pirruun piruinna, piruloinna, pirruin, piruloin
exessive1) pirunt piruint, piruloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Adverb edit

piru

  1. (vulgar) In the genitive singular, acts as an intensifier: damn

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 410

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

piru

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ピル

Karelian edit

Noun edit

piru

  1. devil

Mapudungun edit

Noun edit

piru (Raguileo spelling)

  1. worm
  2. An insect larva.
  3. maggot

References edit

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Variant of peru.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: pi‧ru

Noun edit

piru m (plural pirus)

  1. (Brazil, informal, vulgar) penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis

Sicilian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Latin pirus (“pear tree”) and pirum (“pear”).

Noun edit

piru m (plural pira)

  1. (botany) pear tree
  2. pear (fruit)
  3. (in the plural) beating
    dari li pira ― to give a beating, to wrestle

Etymology 2 edit

Akin to pirìu. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

piru m needs inflection

  1. (games) spinning top
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:strùmmula

References edit

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “piru”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 3103
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