piron

Esperanto

Noun

piron

1. accusative singular of piro

Ladino

Etymology

From Greek πιρούνι (piroúni), from Byzantine Greek πιρούνιν (piroúnin) and περούνιν (peroúnin), from Koine Greek περόνιον (perónion), diminutive of Ancient Greek περόνη (perónē, “pin, brooch”).

Noun

piron (plural pirones)

1. fork

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic пиронъ (pironŭ), from Greek πιρούνι (piroúni), from Ancient Greek περόνη (perónē, “pin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈron/

Noun

piron n (plural piroane)

1. big nail, holdfast

Declension

Declension of piron

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	piron	pironul		piroane	piroanele
genitive-dative	piron	pironului		piroane	piroanelor
vocative	pironule			piroanelor

Further reading

• piron in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Venetan

Etymology

From Greek πιρούνι (piroúni).

Noun

piron m (plural pironi)

1. fork

Descendants

• → Cimbrian: pirù