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Definition 2024
piru
piru
See also: pìrú
Finnish
(index pi)
Noun
piru
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 | |
| instructive | — | piruin | |
| abessive | pirutta | piruitta | |
| comitative | — | piruineen | |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- piruilla
- pirullinen
See also
- pikkupiru
- pääperkele
Adverb
piru
- (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!"