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Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
piept
- inflection of piepen:
- second/third-person singular present indicative
- (archaic) plural imperative
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic *pektos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”). Compare Catalan pit, Italian petto, Portuguese peito, Spanish pecho, Aromanian cheptu, chiept, chept.
Pronunciation
Noun
piept n (plural piepturi)
- chest; breast; bosom
1848, Andrei Mureșanu, Deșteaptă te, Române:Acum ori niciodată să dăm dovezi în lume
Că-n aste mâni mai curge un sânge de roman
Și că-n a noastre piepturi păstrăm cu fală-un nume
Triumfător în lupte, un nume de Traian.- Now or never, let us give proof to the world
That in these veins still courses a Roman blood
And that in our hearts we hold with pride a name
Victor in battle, the name of Traian
Declension
Derived terms
Noun
piept m (plural piepți)
- the front part of a piece of clothing which covers the chest
Declension