# piru
## Cimbrian
### Etymology

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

### Noun

pirù m
* (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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpiru/, [ˈpiru]
* Rhymes: -iru
* Hyphenation: pi‧ru

### Noun

piru
* the Devil, Satan
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Paholainen
* 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

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

### See also

* pikkupiru
* pääperkele

### References

* ↑ 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
* thin

## Ingrian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

piru
* (vulgar) bastard

#### Declension
### Adverb

piru
* (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
* Rōmaji transcription of ピル

## Karelian
### Noun

piru
* devil

## Mapudungun
### Noun

piru (Raguileo spelling)
* worm
* An insect larva.
* 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: /piˈɾu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /piˈɾu/
* Hyphenation: pi‧ru

### Noun

piru m (plural pirus)
* (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)
* (botany) pear tree
* pear (fruit)
* (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
* (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