piercing
See also: Piercing
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɪɹsɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɪəsɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)sɪŋ
- Hyphenation: piercing
VerbEdit
piercing
NounEdit
piercing (countable and uncountable, plural piercings)
A Dinka woman wearing several piercings.
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to pierce.
- A hole made in the body so that jewellery/jewelry can be worn through it.
- ear piercing
- An item of jewelry designed to be fitted through a piercing.
TranslationsEdit
hole for jewelry
the jewelry itself
AdjectiveEdit
piercing (comparative more piercing, superlative most piercing)
- Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating.
- piercing eyes
- Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter.
- Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill.
- The piercing noise of the children could be heard two blocks from the elementary school.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
appearing to look deeply into; penetrating
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of temperature - extremely cold
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of sound - shrill
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DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English piercing.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piercing m (plural piercings, diminutive piercinkje n)
- piercing (ornament)
Derived termsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English piercing.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piercing m (plural piercings)
- a piercing
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English piercing.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piercing m (invariable)
- piercing (jewellery worn through a hole in the skin or tongue)
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piercing m inan
- piercing (jewellery worn through a hole in the skin or tongue)
DeclensionEdit
declension of piercing
singular | |
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nominative | piercing |
genitive | piercingu |
dative | piercingowi |
accusative | piercing |
instrumental | piercingiem |
locative | piercingu |
vocative | piercingu |
Further readingEdit
- piercing in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- piercing in Polish dictionaries at PWN
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English piercing.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piercing m (plural piercings)
- piercing (jewellery worn through a hole in the skin or tongue)
Usage notesEdit
Earrings (brincos) are not considered piercings.
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
piercing m (plural piercings)
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English piercing.
NounEdit
piercing c
- piercing (body art)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of piercing | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | piercing | piercingen | piercingar | piercingarna |
Genitive | piercings | piercingens | piercingars | piercingarnas |