pirueta
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French pirouette.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [pi.ɾuˈɛ.tə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [pi.ɾuˈə.tə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [pi.ɾuˈe.ta]
Noun
pirueta f (plural piruetes)
- pirouette
- leap, somersault
- Synonyms: cabriola, giravolt
Further reading
- “pirueta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French pirouette.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾuˈe.tɐ/ [pi.ɾʊˈe.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /piˈɾwe.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.ɾuˈe.ta/ [pi.ɾʊˈe.ta], (faster pronunciation) /piˈɾwe.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /piˈɾwe.tɐ/
- Rhymes: -etɐ
- Hyphenation: pi‧ru‧e‧ta
Noun
pirueta f (plural piruetas)
- pirouette (whirling or turning on the toes)
- (by extension) any whirling movement around one’s own axis
Further reading
- “pirueta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “pirueta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Romanian
Etymology
Verb
a pirueta (third-person singular present piruetează, past participle piruetat) 1st conjugation
- to pirouette
Conjugation
conjugation of pirueta (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
| infinitive | a pirueta | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | piruetând | ||||||
| past participle | piruetat | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | piruetez | piruetezi | piruetează | piruetăm | piruetați | piruetează | |
| imperfect | piruetam | piruetai | pirueta | piruetam | piruetați | piruetau | |
| simple perfect | piruetai | piruetași | piruetă | piruetarăm | piruetarăți | piruetară | |
| pluperfect | piruetasem | piruetaseși | piruetase | piruetaserăm | piruetaserăți | piruetaseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să piruetez | să piruetezi | să pirueteze | să piruetăm | să piruetați | să pirueteze | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | piruetează | piruetați | |||||
| negative | nu pirueta | nu piruetați | |||||
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French pirouette.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈɾweta/ [piˈɾwe.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: pi‧rue‧ta
Noun
pirueta f (plural piruetas)
Further reading
- “pirueta”, 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