piru

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See also: Piru and pìrú

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Venetan piron, from Greek πιρούνι (piroúni), from Ancient Greek περόνη (perónē, pin, brooch).

Noun

pirù m

  1. (Luserna) fork
    Synonym: ghèballe

References

Finnish

Etymology

Probably a variant of perkele.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

piru

  1. the Devil, Satan
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Paholainen
  2. devil; imp

Usage notes

piru is used in the expletive Piru vie!, literally "Devil, take!" but which has a very similar area of usage as hitto.

Declension

Inflection of piru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative piru pirut
genitive pirun pirujen
partitive pirua piruja
illative piruun piruihin
singular plural
nominative piru pirut
accusative nom. piru pirut
gen. pirun
genitive pirun pirujen
partitive pirua piruja
inessive pirussa piruissa
elative pirusta piruista
illative piruun piruihin
adessive pirulla piruilla
ablative pirulta piruilta
allative pirulle piruille
essive piruna piruina
translative piruksi piruiksi
abessive pirutta piruitta
instructive piruin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of piru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative piruni piruni
accusative nom. piruni piruni
gen. piruni
genitive piruni pirujeni
partitive piruani pirujani
inessive pirussani piruissani
elative pirustani piruistani
illative piruuni piruihini
adessive pirullani piruillani
ablative pirultani piruiltani
allative pirulleni piruilleni
essive pirunani piruinani
translative pirukseni piruikseni
abessive piruttani piruittani
instructive
comitative piruineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pirusi pirusi
accusative nom. pirusi pirusi
gen. pirusi
genitive pirusi pirujesi
partitive piruasi pirujasi
inessive pirussasi piruissasi
elative pirustasi piruistasi
illative piruusi piruihisi
adessive pirullasi piruillasi
ablative pirultasi piruiltasi
allative pirullesi piruillesi
essive pirunasi piruinasi
translative piruksesi piruiksesi
abessive piruttasi piruittasi
instructive
comitative piruinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pirumme pirumme
accusative nom. pirumme pirumme
gen. pirumme
genitive pirumme pirujemme
partitive piruamme pirujamme
inessive pirussamme piruissamme
elative pirustamme piruistamme
illative piruumme piruihimme
adessive pirullamme piruillamme
ablative pirultamme piruiltamme
allative pirullemme piruillemme
essive pirunamme piruinamme
translative piruksemme piruiksemme
abessive piruttamme piruittamme
instructive
comitative piruinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pirunne pirunne
accusative nom. pirunne pirunne
gen. pirunne
genitive pirunne pirujenne
partitive piruanne pirujanne
inessive pirussanne piruissanne
elative pirustanne piruistanne
illative piruunne piruihinne
adessive pirullanne piruillanne
ablative pirultanne piruiltanne
allative pirullenne piruillenne
essive pirunanne piruinanne
translative piruksenne piruiksenne
abessive piruttanne piruittanne
instructive
comitative piruinenne

Derived terms

compounds

See also

References

  1. ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

Anagrams

Guaraní

Adjective

piru

  1. thin

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic . Cognates include Finnish piru.

Pronunciation

Noun

piru

  1. (vulgar) bastard

Declension

Declension of piru (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative piru pirut
genitive pirun pirruin, piruloin
partitive pirrua piruja, piruloja
illative pirruu pirrui, piruloihe
inessive pirus piruis, pirulois
elative pirust piruist, piruloist
allative pirulle piruille, piruloille
adessive pirul piruil, piruloil
ablative pirult piruilt, piruloilt
translative piruks piruiks, piruloiks
essive pirunna, pirruun piruinna, piruloinna, pirruin, piruloin
exessive1) pirunt piruint, piruloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Adverb

piru

  1. (vulgar) In the genitive singular, acts as an intensifier: damn

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 410

Japanese

Romanization

piru

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ピル

Karelian

Noun

piru

  1. devil

Mapudungun

Noun

piru (Raguileo spelling)

  1. worm
  2. An insect larva.
  3. maggot

References

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Portuguese

Etymology

Variant of peru.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pi‧ru

Noun

piru m (plural pirus)

  1. (Brazil, informal, vulgar) penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis

Sicilian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pirus (pear tree) and pirum (pear).

Noun

piru m (plural pira)

  1. (botany) pear tree
  2. pear (fruit)
  3. (in the plural) beating
    dari li pirato give a beating, to wrestle

Etymology 2

Akin to pirìu. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

piru m needs inflection

  1. (games) spinning top
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:strùmmula

References

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “piru”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 3103