pirata
Catalan
Esperanto
French
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈra.ta/
- Stress: piràta
- Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧ta
Etymology 1
From Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρᾱτής (peirātḗs), derived from πειράω (peiráō, “I try, attempt”).
Alternative forms
- pirato (obsolete)
Noun
pirata m (plural pirati)
- pirate, filibuster, buccaneer, corsair
- Synonyms: bucaniere, corsaro, filibustiere
- (figuratively) swindler, shark
- Synonyms: filibustiere, profittatore, sfruttatore
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
pirata
- inflection of piratare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
References
- pirata in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πειρᾱτής (peirātḗs), from πεῖρᾰ (peîra, “trial, attempt, plot”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /piːˈraː.ta/
Audio (Classical) (file)
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pīrāta | pīrātae |
Genitive | pīrātae | pīrātārum |
Dative | pīrātae | pīrātīs |
Accusative | pīrātam | pīrātās |
Ablative | pīrātā | pīrātīs |
Vocative | pīrāta | pīrātae |
Descendants
References
- pirata in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pirata in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pirata in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- pirata in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs), from πεῖρα (peîra, “trial, attempt, plot”).
Noun
pirata m, f (plural piratas)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρᾱτής (peirātḗs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈɾata/, [piˈɾat̪a]
Derived terms
Further reading
- “pirata” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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