Dutch

Verb

piere

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of pieren

Anagrams

• riepe

Finnish

Verb

piere

1. Indicative present connegative form of pierrä.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of pierrä.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of pierrä.

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 (compare fore).^[1]

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

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “piere”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Old French

Noun

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

1. Alternative form of pierre