piere
See also: pierē
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piere
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Finnish edit
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piere
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Etymology edit
From Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).
Noun edit
piere f (plural pieris)
Latin edit
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piēre
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From an earlier *priere ( > piere by dissimilation), from *prie (“in front of, ahead of”). The meaning change, “in front of” > “forehead,” is similar to the evolution of the English term (compare fore).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
piere f (5th declension)
- (anatomy) forehead (part of the human face between the hair and the eyebrows)
- augsta, zema piere ― high, low forehead
- plata, šaura piere ― wide, narrow forehead
- pieres kauls ― brow (lit. forehead) bone
- noslaucīt sviedrus no pieres ― to wipe the sweat off one's forehead
- (sa)raukt, (sa)raut, (sa)vilkt pieri ― to frown (lit. to pull, tighten one's forehead)
- (botany) a shrunk stem or trunk, on the surface of which leaves can grow
- ļoti laba jēru barība rudenī ir cukurbiešu lapas kopā ar biešu pierēm ― very good food for lambs in the autumn is sugar beet leaves together with beet foreheads
- a flat surface on an elongated object
- sijas piere ― a beam's forehead
- the flat part of a tool
- āmura piere ― face of the hammerhead (lit. hammer's forehead)
- (of mountains, hills, ravines) apex, top part
- kalna piere ― mountain's top (lit. forehead)
- smooth, flat surface (on a stone)
- tēvs iesit akmenim pāra reizes pierē ― father hit the stone a couple of times on its flat surface (lit. forehead)
Declension edit
Declension of piere (5th declension)
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “piere”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Middle English edit
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piere
- Alternative form of pere (“peer”)
Old French edit
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piere oblique singular, f (oblique plural pieres, nominative singular piere, nominative plural pieres)
- Alternative form of pierre