piruet

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French pirouette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈru.ɛt/

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• Rhymes: -uɛt
• Syllabification: pi‧ru‧et

Noun

piruet m inan (diminutive piruecik)

1. pirouette (whirling or turning on the toes)
2. pirouette (whirling about of a horse)

Declension

Declension of piruet

	singular	plural
nominative	piruet	piruety
genitive	piruetu	piruetów
dative	piruetowi	piruetom
accusative	piruet/pirueta	piruety
instrumental	piruetem	piruetami
locative	piruecie	piruetach
vocative	piruecie	piruety

Derived terms

noun

• piruetka

 

Further reading

• piruet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• piruet in Polish dictionaries at PWN