pirita
See also: Pirita
English
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πυρίτης λίθος (purítēs líthos, “stone of fire, flint”).
Derived terms
- calcopirita
- piritós
Related terms
- piritífer
- piritòedre
Further reading
- “pirita” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈɾita/ [piˈɾi.t̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Hyphenation: pi‧ri‧ta
Further reading
- “pirita”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈɾi.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: pi‧ri‧ta
Noun
pirita f (plural piritas) (Brazilian spelling)
- (mineralogy) pyrite (mineral iron disulfide)
- Synonym: ouro dos tolos
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈɾita/ [piˈɾi.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: pi‧ri‧ta
Noun
pirita f (plural piritas)
- pyrite
- Synonym: pirita de hierro
- 2018 January 26, Virginia López Enano, “El misterio de Canfranc: nazis, espías y oro”, in El País, Madrid, →ISSN:
- Su historia es breve, pero por ella el pueblo se ha construido un nombre. Durante la II Guerra Mundial, España enviaba por sus railes wolframio y pirita para blindar el armamento nazi.
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Further reading
- “pirita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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