piru

See also: pìrú

Cimbrian

Noun

pirù ?

1. fork

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

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Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

piru

1. the Devil (Satan).
2. a devil.

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

Synonyms

• paholainen
• perkele
• saatana
• sielunvihollinen

Derived terms

• piruilla
• pirullinen

Compounds

• pirunnyrkki
• pirunpelto
• pirunpihka
• pirunpolska
• piruparka
• pääpiru
• takapiru

Adverb

piru

1. (vulgar) An intensifier; used in genitive singular form (pirun).

   Se oli pirun hyvää (it was damn good)

Usage notes

Piru is used in the expletive Piru vie!, literally "Devil, take!" but which has a very similar area of usage as hitto. Also Piru vieköön tän autonromun!, "May the Devil take this wreck of a car!"

See also

• pikkupiru
• pääperkele

Anagrams

• puri, rupi

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Japanese

Romanization

piru

1. Rōmaji transcription of ピル

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Karelian

Noun

piru

1. devil

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Mapudungun

Noun

piru (using Raguileo Alphabet)

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

References

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