piar

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Noun

piar

  1. leech

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese , of onomatopoetic origin, or possibly from Latin pipilō, pipilāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

piar (first-person singular present pío, first-person singular preterite piei, past participle piado)
piar (first-person singular present pio, first-person singular preterite piei, past participle piado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to tweet, to chirp
  2. (colloquial, figurative) to covet; to ask; to speak
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Etymology 2

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese piar (Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *pilāre, from Latin pīla (pillar).

Piares or poldras across the river Ulla

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Pronunciation

Noun

piar m (plural piares)

  1. column; pillar (large post)
    Synonym: columna
    • 1295, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 53:
      Et ffezo outrosi en esse castello de Gazõ, a seruiço de Deus, hũa jgleia de grande obra cõ piares et arcos de pedra marmor
      And he also made there, in this castle of Gozón, for the service of God, a large church with columns and archs of marble stone
  2. pillar (essential part of something)
  3. window sill
    Synonym: peitoril
  4. one of several stone pillars placed by way of a bridge
    Synonym: poldra

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Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (beer). Cognate with German Bier, English beer.

Noun

piar n

  1. beer

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Muellama

Etymology

Compare Awa-Cuaiquer piá.

Noun

piar

  1. maize

References

  • Sergio Elías Ortiz, Lenguas y dialectos indigenas de Colombia

Pacoh

Etymology

From Proto-Katuic *piir. Cognate with Eastern Bru piar.

Pronunciation

Noun

piar 

  1. flower

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese , from Latin pipilāre, or of onomatopoetic origin.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpja(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /piˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /piˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpja(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpja(ɻ)/
 

Verb

piar (first-person singular present pio, first-person singular preterite piei, past participle piado)

  1. to chirp, to tweet (to make a short, sharp sound, as of small birds)
  2. (by extension) to chat
    Synonym: falar

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, from pío (cheep), the lowing sound made by a bird. Or possibly from Latin pipilāre or pipiāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: piar

Verb

piar (first-person singular present pío, first-person singular preterite pie, past participle piado)

  1. to chirp

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