pirata

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈɾata/ [piˈɾa.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: pi‧ra‧ta

Noun

pirata m or f (plural pirates)

1. pirate

Derived terms

• piratería

Further reading

• “pirata (noun)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pirāta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [piˈɾa.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [piˈɾa.ta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧ta

Adjective

pirata m or f (masculine and feminine plural pirates)

1. (relational) pirate

   vaixell pirata ― pirate ship

   emissora pirata ― pirate station

Noun

pirata m or f by sense (plural pirates)

1. pirate
2. highjacker

Related terms

• pirateria
• piratejar

Further reading

• “pirata”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈrata/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: pi‧ra‧ta

Adjective

pirata (accusative singular piratan, plural pirataj, accusative plural piratajn)

1. piratical

Related terms

• pirate (“piratically”)
• pirati (“to pirate”)
• pirato (“a pirate”)

Further reading

• “pirata”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

Verb

pirata

1. third-person singular past historic of pirater

Anagrams

• paitra, paîtra, parait, paraît, pariât, pâtira, râpait, tapira

Galician

Etymology

From Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈɾata/ [piˈɾa.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧ta

Noun

pirata m or f by sense (plural piratas)

1. pirate

Derived terms

• pirataría, piratería

Further reading

• “pirata”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “pirata”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈra.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: pi‧rà‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρᾱτής (peirātḗs), derived from πειράω (peiráō, “to try, attempt”).

Alternative forms

• pirato (obsolete)

Adjective

pirata (invariable)

1. (relational) pirate
2. (copyright law) pirated, ripped

Noun

pirata m (plural pirati)

1. pirate, filibuster, buccaneer, corsair

   Synonyms: bucaniere, corsaro, filibustiere

2. (figurative) swindler, shark

   Synonyms: filibustiere, profittatore, sfruttatore

Derived terms

• pirata della strada
• pirata informatico
• piratare
• pirateria

Descendants

• → German: Pirat
  • → Polish: pirat
  • → Russian: пират (pirat)
  • → Uzbek: pirat

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pirata

1. inflection of piratare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• pirata in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• parati, parità, patirà, patria, rapati, rapita, tarpai

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πειρᾱτής (peirātḗs), from πεῖρᾰ (peîră, “trial, attempt, plot”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [piːˈraː.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [piˈraː.ta]

Noun

pīrāta m (genitive pīrātae); first declension

1. pirate

   Synonym: praedō

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pīrāta	pīrātae
genitive	pīrātae	pīrātārum
dative	pīrātae	pīrātīs
accusative	pīrātam	pīrātās
ablative	pīrātā	pīrātīs
vocative	pīrāta	pīrātae

Related terms

• pīrātica
• pīrāticus

Descendants

• Asturian: pirata
• → Catalan: pirata
• → Estonian: piraat
• → Old French: pirate
  • Middle French: pirate
    • French: pirate
      • → Romanian: pirat
    • → Dutch: piraat
  • Norman: pirate
  • → Middle English: pirate
    • English: pirate, pyrate (obsolete)
      • → Niuean: pairēti
• Italian: pirata, pirato (obsolete)
  • → German: Pirat
    • → Polish: pirat
    • → Russian: пират (pirat)
    • → Uzbek: pirat
• Occitan: pirata
• Portuguese: pirata
• Sicilian: pirata, piratu
• Spanish: pirata
  • → Tagalog: pirata
• → Swedish: pirat
  • → Finnish: piraatti
• → Translingual: Pirata

References

• “pirata”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pirata”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "pirata", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “pirata”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Occitan

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Noun

pirata m or f (plural piratas)

1. pirate

Related terms

• piratar

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 534

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈra.ta/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: pi‧ra‧ta

Noun

pirata

1. genitive singular of pirat
2. accusative singular of pirat

Portuguese

piratas

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs), from πεῖρα (peîra, “trial, attempt, plot”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈɾa.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈɾa.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /piˈɾa.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈɾa.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧ta

Noun

pirata m or f by sense (plural piratas)

1. pirate (person who commits robbery at sea against other ships)
2. pirate (person who reproduces copyrighted works without permission)

Derived terms

• biopirata
• pirataria

Adjective

pirata m or f (plural piratas)

1. pirate, pirated

   Um DVD pirata.

   A pirated DVD.

See also

• corsário, bucaneiro
• crackeado

Further reading

• “pirata”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pirata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pirater.

Verb

a pirata (third-person singular present piratează, past participle piratat) 1st conjugation

1. to pirate
2. (computing) to hack (into)

Conjugation

    conjugation of pirata (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a pirata
gerund			piratând
past participle			piratat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	piratez	piratezi	piratează	piratăm	piratați	piratează
	imperfect	piratam	piratai	pirata	piratam	piratați	piratau
	simple perfect	piratai	piratași	pirată	piratarăm	piratarăți	piratară
	pluperfect	piratasem	pirataseși	piratase	pirataserăm	pirataserăți	pirataseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să piratez	să piratezi	să pirateze	să piratăm	să piratați	să pirateze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		piratează			piratați
	negative		nu pirata			nu piratați

Spanish

piratas

Etymology

From Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρᾱτής (peirātḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈɾata/ [piˈɾa.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: pi‧ra‧ta

Noun

pirata m or f by sense (plural piratas)

1. pirate (person who commits robbery at sea against other ships)
2. pirate (person who reproduces copyrighted works without permission)
3. (Argentina, derogatory) English, British

Derived terms

• aeropirata
• piratear
• piratería

Descendants

• → Tagalog: pirata

Adjective

pirata m or f (masculine and feminine plural piratas)

1. (of software) pirate, pirated

   Synonym: pirateado

Further reading

• “pirata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pirata.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piˈɾata/ [pɪˈɾaː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: pi‧ra‧ta

Noun

pirata (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜆ)

1. pirate

   Synonyms: tulisang-dagat, mandarambong, bukanero, litaw, lintawanin

Derived terms

• mamirata
• mapirata
• pamimirata
• piratahin

Adjective

pirata (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜆ)

1. bootleg; pirated

   Synonyms: pinirata, (colloquial) payreted

Further reading

• “pirata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• parati