piere

piere

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of pieren

• riepe

piere

1. inflection of pierrä:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

From Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra).

piere f (plural pieris)

1. stone

piēre

1. second-person singular present passive subjunctive of piō

From an earlier *priere ( > piere by dissimilation), from *prie (“in front of, ahead of”). The meaning change, “in front of” > “forehead,” is similar to the evolution of the English term (compare fore).[1]

• IPA^(key): [pìɛɾɛ]

piere f (5th declension)

1. (anatomy) forehead (part of the human face between the hair and the eyebrows)

   augsta, zema piere ― high, low forehead

   plata, šaura piere ― wide, narrow forehead

   pieres kauls ― brow (lit. forehead) bone

   noslaucīt sviedrus no pieres ― to wipe the sweat off one's forehead

   (sa)raukt, (sa)raut, (sa)vilkt pieri ― to frown (lit. to pull, tighten one's forehead)

2. (botany) a shrunk stem or trunk, on the surface of which leaves can grow

   ļoti laba jēru barība rudenī ir cukurbiešu lapas kopā ar biešu pierēm ― very good food for lambs in the autumn is sugar beet leaves together with beet foreheads

3. a flat surface on an elongated object

   sijas piere ― a beam's forehead

4. the flat part of a tool

   āmura piere ― face of the hammerhead (lit. hammer's forehead)

5. (of mountains, hills, ravines) apex, top part

   kalna piere ― mountain's top (lit. forehead)

6. smooth, flat surface (on a stone)

   tēvs iesit akmenim pāra reizes pierē ― father hit the stone a couple of times on its flat surface (lit. forehead)

piere

1. Alternative form of pere (“peer”)

piere oblique singular, f (oblique plural pieres, nominative singular piere, nominative plural pieres)

1. Alternative form of pierre