# piar
## Abinomn
### Noun

piar
* leech

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], of onomatopoetic origin, or possibly from Latin pipilō, pipilāre.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈaɾ/

#### Verb

piar (first-person singular present pío, first-person singular preterite piei, past participle piado) piar (first-person singular present pio, first-person singular preterite piei, past participle piado, reintegrationist norm)
* to tweet, to chirp
* (colloquial, figurative) to covet; to ask; to speak

##### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

##### Derived terms

* tarde piaches

##### Related terms

* pío

### Etymology 2

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese piar (Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *pilāre, from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

#### Alternative forms

* pear

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈaɾ/

#### Noun

piar m (plural piares)
* column; pillar (large post)
    Synonym: columna
** 1295, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 53:Et ffezo outrosi en esse castello de Gazõ, a seruiço de Deus, hũa jgleia de grande obra cõ piares et arcos de pedra marmorAnd he also made there, in this castle of Gozón, for the service of God, a large church with columns and archs of marble stone
* pillar (essential part of something)
* window sill
    Synonym: peitoril
* one of several stone pillars placed by way of a bridge
    Synonym: poldra

### Further reading

* “piar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “piar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “piar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “piar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “piar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “piar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Mòcheno
### Etymology

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”). Cognate with German Bier, English beer.

### Noun

piar n
* beer

### References

* “piar” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

## Muellama
### Etymology

Compare Awa-Cuaiquer piá.

### Noun

piar
* maize

### References

* Sergio Elías Ortiz, Lenguas y dialectos indigenas de Colombia

## Pacoh
### Etymology

From Proto-Katuic *piir. Cognate with Eastern Bru piar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [piər]

### Noun

piar
* flower

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin pipilāre, or of onomatopoetic origin.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /piˈa(ʁ)/ [pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpja(ʁ)/ [ˈpja(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /piˈa(ʁ)/ [pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpja(ʁ)/ [ˈpja(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /piˈa(ɾ)/ [pɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpja(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /piˈa(ʁ)/ [pɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpja(ʁ)/ [ˈpja(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /piˈa(ɻ)/ [pɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpja(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈpjaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈpjaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˈpja.ɾi/

### Verb

piar (first-person singular present pio, first-person singular preterite piei, past participle piado)
* to chirp, to tweet (to make a short, sharp sound, as of small birds)
* (by extension) to chat
    Synonym: falar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Related terms

* pio
* piada

## Spanish
### Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, from pío (“cheep”), the lowing sound made by a bird. Or possibly from Latin pipilāre or pipiāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpjaɾ/ [ˈpjaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: piar

### Verb

piar (first-person singular present pío, first-person singular preterite pie, past participle piado)
* to chirp

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Related terms

* pío

### Further reading

* “piar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10