piraat
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French pirate, from Old French pirate, from Latin pīrāta, from Ancient Greek πειρατής (peiratḗs), from πεῖρα (peîra, “trial, attempt, plot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈraːt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pi‧raat
- Rhymes: -aːt
Noun
piraat m (plural piraten, diminutive piraatje n)
- A pirate, one who plunders at sea
- Synonyms: boekanier, kaper, korsaar, vrijbuiter, zeerover, zeeschuimer
- A copyright pirate, who produces/ trades in illegal copies of protected products
Derived terms
- eetpiraat
- piratenkapitein
- piratennest
- piratenschip
- pirateren
- piraterij
- wegpiraat
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