pior

See also: piór, pïor, and Piór

Asturian

Alternative forms

• peor
• pïor
• piyor (rare)
• peyor (Llangréu)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin peior, peiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjoɾ/ [ˈpjoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: pior

Adjective

pior (epicene, plural piores)

1. worse
2. worst

Derived terms

• dir a pior
• empiorar

Galician

Alternative forms

• peor

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese peor, peior, from Latin peior, peiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɨˈɔɾ]

Adjective

pior m or f (plural piores)

1. worse; worst (with definite article)

Derived terms

• pioría

Related terms

• piorar

Adverb

pior

1. worse

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pior”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “pior” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Latin

Verb

pior

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of piō

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• peor, peior (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese peor, peior, from Latin peiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈɔʁ/ [pɪˈɔh], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɔʁ/ [ˈpjɔh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈɔʁ/ [pɪˈɔh], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɔʁ/ [ˈpjɔh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /piˈɔɾ/ [pɪˈɔɾ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɔɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /piˈɔʁ/ [pɪˈɔχ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɔʁ/ [ˈpjɔχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈɔɻ/ [pɪˈɔɻ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɔɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpjɔɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpjɔɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpjɔ.ɾi/

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -ɔɾ, (Brazil) -ɔʁ
• Hyphenation: pi‧or

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Adjective

pior m or f (plural piores)

1. comparative degree of mau, comparative degree of ruim: worse; worst (with definite article)

Derived terms

• piorio

Related terms

• piorar

Descendants

• Macanese: pió

Adverb

pior

1. comparative degree of mal: worse

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pior.

Further reading

• “pior”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025