pierz

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *persek. Cognates include Finnish perse.

Noun

pierz

1. arse

Declension

Declension of pierz (114)

	singular (ikšlug)	plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv)	pierz	pīerzõd
genitive (genitīv)	pierz	pīerzõd
partitive (partitīv)	pīerzta	pīerzidi
dative (datīv)	pierzõn	pīerzõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	pierzkõks	pīerzõdõks
illative (illatīv)	pierzgõ	pīerziž
inessive (inesīv)	piergõs	pīerzis
elative (elatīv)	piergõst	pīerzist

Old Polish

Etymology

From earlier *ppierz (genitive *pieprza), from Proto-Slavic *pьpь̀rь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /pjɛr̝/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /pjɛr̝/

Noun

pierz m ?

1. pepper

Descendants

• Polish: pieprz

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɛʂ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʂ
• Syllabification: pierz

Etymology 1

Noun

pierz m inan

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of pierze

Declension

Declension of pierz

	singular
nominative	pierz
genitive	pierza
dative	pierzowi
accusative	pierz
instrumental	pierzem
locative	pierzu
vocative	pierzu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pierz

1. second-person singular imperative of pierzyć

Verb

pierz

1. second-person singular imperative of prać

Further reading

• pierz in Polish dictionaries at PWN