piuă

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pilla, from Latin pīla.

Noun

piuă f (plural pive)

1. a wooden or metal vessel which is used for the grinding of various things; mortar
2. fulling mill
3. (archaic) a primitive type of cannon

Declension

Declension of piuă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) piuă	piua	(niște) pive	pivele
genitive/dative	(unei) pive	pivei	(unor) pive	pivelor
vocative	piuă, piuo		pivelor

Derived terms

• piuliță

See also

• pisa
• mojar