piraña
English
Noun
piraña (plural pirañas)
- Alternative spelling of piranha.
Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish piraña, from Old Tupi. For more details, see piranha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈɾaɲa/ [piˈɾa.ɲa]
- Rhymes: -aɲa
- Syllabification: pi‧ra‧ña
Noun
piraña f (plural pirañes)
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish piraña, from Old Tupi. For more details, see piranha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piɾaɲa/ [pi.ɾa.ɲa]
- Rhymes: -aɲa, -a
- Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧ña
Noun
piraña anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | piraña | piraña | pirañak |
| ergative | pirañak | pirañak | pirañek |
| dative | pirañari | pirañari | pirañei |
| genitive | pirañaren | pirañaren | pirañen |
| comitative | pirañarekin | pirañarekin | pirañekin |
| causative | pirañarengatik | pirañarengatik | pirañengatik |
| benefactive | pirañarentzat | pirañarentzat | pirañentzat |
| instrumental | pirañaz | pirañaz | pirañez |
| inessive | pirañarengan | pirañarengan | pirañengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | pirañarengana | pirañarengana | pirañengana |
| terminative | pirañarenganaino | pirañarenganaino | pirañenganaino |
| directive | pirañarenganantz | pirañarenganantz | pirañenganantz |
| destinative | pirañarenganako | pirañarenganako | pirañenganako |
| ablative | pirañarengandik | pirañarengandik | pirañengandik |
| partitive | pirañarik | — | — |
| prolative | pirañatzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “piraña”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Tupi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈɾaɲa/ [piˈɾa.ɲa]
- Rhymes: -aɲa
- Syllabification: pi‧ra‧ña
Noun
piraña f (plural pirañas)
Further reading
- “piraña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024