piet

See also: Piet and Pięt

English

Alternative forms

piot, pyet, pyot

Etymology

From pie +‎ -ot, with later forms remodelled after -et.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpʌɪət/

Noun

piet (plural piets)

(now Ireland, Britain regional) The magpie.
- 1603, John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in The Essayes, […], book II, printed at London: By Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:
  We teach Blacke-birds, Starlins, Ravens, Piots, and Parots to chat […].

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin pes, pedem.

Noun

piet m (plural pietz)

(anatomy) foot

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

piet m (plural pieten, diminutive pietje n)

An important person with a high position.
Synonym of Zwarte Piet.
A canary.
(Netherlands, chiefly diminutive and plural diminutive) A louse.
(Belgium, childish, slang or slightly vulgar) A penis.

Synonyms

(important person): pief
(canary): kanariepiet

Derived terms

pietje-precies (see list at pietje)
piet snot

Finnish

Noun

piet

Nominative plural form of piki.

Anagrams

peti

Latin

Verb

piet

third-person singular present active subjunctive of piō

Middle French

Noun

piet m (plural piets)

Alternative form of pied

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