piire

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Estonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From piirama (“to limit”) +‎ -e.

Noun

piire (genitive piirde, partitive piiret)

  1. border, boundary
    1. The line of contact or transition area of sth; brim.
      Krundi piirdeks on hekk. ― The border of the plot was a hedge.
      Hobune astus vee piirdeni ja hakkas jooma. ― The horse stepped to the water's edge and started drinking.
      Nõu on piirdeni täis. ― The dish is filled to the brim.
      1. (usually in the plural) A line indicating the edge or external shape of a physical object, item, shape, etc.; outline.
        mägede sakilised piirded ― the jagged outline of the mountains
        Tornide piirded paistsid selgesti. ― The outline of the towers was clearly visible.
        Synonyms: kontuur, piirjoon
    2. An object or surface restricting, surrounding sth; barrier; trim.
      Panime lillepeenra piirdeks ümmargusi kive. ― We placed round stones around the flower bed as a barrier.
      Matuseplatsi eraldas hall graniidist piire. ― The grave was separated by a grey granite fence.
      Ujulas ei tohtinud piiretest kaugemale ujuda. ― It was forbidden to swim behind the guardrail in the pool.
      Akna- ja ukseavade piirded olid valgeks värvitud. ― The trim of the windows and doors was painted white.
      Synonym: ääris
    3. (obsolete) A circle that surrounds, constrains sth.
    4. (zoology) Thicker skin at the upper edge of a hoof.
    5. (obsolete) Parting (of hair).
      Synonym: juukselahk
    6. (anatomy) periphery
Declension
Declension of piire (ÕS type 6/mõte, rd-r gradation)
singular plural
nominative piire piirded
accusative nom.
gen. piirde
genitive piirete
partitive piiret piirdeid
illative piirdesse piiretesse
piirdeisse
inessive piirdes piiretes
piirdeis
elative piirdest piiretest
piirdeist
allative piirdele piiretele
piirdeile
adessive piirdel piiretel
piirdeil
ablative piirdelt piiretelt
piirdeilt
translative piirdeks piireteks
piirdeiks
terminative piirdeni piireteni
essive piirdena piiretena
abessive piirdeta piireteta
comitative piirdega piiretega
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Etymology 2

Noun

piire

  1. partitive plural of piir

References

  • piire in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “piire”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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