piron

Esperanto

Noun

piron

1. accusative singular of piro

Ladino

Etymology

From Greek πιρούνι (piroúni), from Byzantine Greek πιρούνιν (piroúnin) and περούνιν (peroúnin), from Koine Greek περόνιον (perónion), diminutive of Ancient Greek περόνη (perónē, “pin, brooch”).

Noun

piron (Latin spelling, plural pirones)

1. fork

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic пиронъ (pironŭ), from Greek πιρούνι (piroúni), from Ancient Greek περόνη (perónē, “pin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈron/

Noun

piron n (plural piroane)

1. big nail, holdfast

Declension

Declension of piron

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) piron	pironul	(niște) piroane	piroanele
genitive/dative	(unui) piron	pironului	(unor) piroane	piroanelor
vocative	pironule		piroanelor

Further reading

• piron in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Venetian

Etymology

From Greek πιρούνι (piroúni).

Noun

piron m (plural pironi)

1. fork

Descendants

• → Cimbrian: pirù