piere

See also: pierē

Dutch

Verb

piere

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of pieren

Anagrams

• riepe

Finnish

Verb

piere

1. inflection of pierrä:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

Noun

piere f (plural pieris)

1. stone

Latin

Verb

piēre

1. second-person singular present passive subjunctive of piō

Latvian

Piere

Etymology

From an earlier *priere ( > piere by dissimilation), from *prie (“in front of, ahead of”). The meaning change, “in front of” > “forehead,” is similar to the evolution of the English term (English fore (distant cognate via Proto-Indo-European *per-) > forehead).

Compare typologically the meaning development in the opposite direction Latin frōns > frontālis (whence English front).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pìɛɾɛ]

Noun

piere f (5th declension)

1. (anatomy) forehead (part of the human face between the hair and the eyebrows)

   augsta, zema piere ― high, low forehead

   plata, šaura piere ― wide, narrow forehead

   pieres kauls ― brow (lit. forehead) bone

   noslaucīt sviedrus no pieres ― to wipe the sweat off one's forehead

   (sa)raukt, (sa)raut, (sa)vilkt pieri ― to frown (lit. to pull, tighten one's forehead)

2. (botany) a shrunk stem or trunk, on the surface of which leaves can grow

   ļoti laba jēru barība rudenī ir cukurbiešu lapas kopā ar biešu pierēm ― very good food for lambs in the autumn is sugar beet leaves together with beet foreheads

3. a flat surface on an elongated object

   sijas piere ― a beam's forehead

4. the flat part of a tool

   āmura piere ― face of the hammerhead (lit. hammer's forehead)

5. (of mountains, hills, ravines) apex, top part

   kalna piere ― mountain's top (lit. forehead)

6. smooth, flat surface (on a stone)

   tēvs iesit akmenim pāra reizes pierē ― father hit the stone a couple of times on its flat surface (lit. forehead)

Declension

Declension of piere (5th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	piere	pieres
genitive	pieres	pieru
dative	pierei	pierēm
accusative	pieri	pieres
instrumental	pieri	pierēm
locative	pierē	pierēs
vocative	piere	pieres

Middle English

Noun

piere

1. alternative form of pere (“peer”)

Old French

Noun

piere oblique singular, f (oblique plural pieres, nominative singular piere, nominative plural pieres)

1. alternative form of pierre