piru

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

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Finnish

Etymology

Probably a variant of perkele.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiru/, [ˈpiru]
• Rhymes: -iru
• Syllabification^(key): pi‧ru

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 third-person possessor singular plural nominative pirunsa pirunsa accusative nom. pirunsa pirunsa gen. pirunsa genitive pirunsa pirujensa partitive piruaan piruansa pirujaan pirujansa inessive pirussaan pirussansa piruissaan piruissansa elative pirustaan pirustansa piruistaan piruistansa illative piruunsa piruihinsa adessive pirullaan pirullansa piruillaan piruillansa ablative pirultaan pirultansa piruiltaan piruiltansa allative pirulleen pirullensa piruilleen piruillensa essive pirunaan pirunansa piruinaan piruinansa translative pirukseen piruksensa piruikseen piruiksensa abessive piruttaan piruttansa piruittaan piruittansa instructive — — comitative — piruineen piruinensa

Derived terms

• piruilla
• pirulainen
• pirulauta
• pirullinen
• pirun
• pirusti
• piruuntua
• piruus

 

compounds

• liejupiru
• pirunkeuhko
• pirunmoinen
• pirunnuija
• pirunnyrkki
• pirunpakka
• pirunpelto
• pirunpihka
• pirunpolska
• pirunpuolukka
• piruntatti
• piruntusina
• piruparka
• pussipiru
• pääpiru
• räystäspiru
• takapiru
• taustapiru

 

See also

• pikkupiru
• pääperkele

References

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

Further reading

• “piru”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• puri, rupi

Guaraní

Adjective

piru

1. thin

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish piru.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpiru/, [ˈpiru]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpiru/, [ˈpiru]
• Rhymes: -iru
• Hyphenation: pi‧ru

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈɾu/

• 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 pira ― to 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