pirania

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese piranha, from Old Tupi pirãia (“fish”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /piˈra.ɲa/
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  • Rhymes: -aɲa
  • Syllabification: pi‧ra‧nia

Noun

pirania f

  1. piranha

Declension
Declension of pirania
singular plural
nominative pirania piranie
genitive piranii piranii/piranij (archaic)
dative piranii piraniom
accusative piranię piranie
instrumental piranią piraniami
locative piranii piraniach
vocative piranio piranie

Further reading
  • pirania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pirania in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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