piraña
English
Noun
piraña (plural pirañas)
- Alternative spelling of piranha.
Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish piraña, from Old Tupi. For more details, see piranha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈɾaɲa/ [piˈɾa.ɲa]
- Rhymes: -aɲa
- Syllabification: pi‧ra‧ña
Noun
piraña f (plural pirañes)
Further reading
- “piraña”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish piraña, from Old Tupi. For more details, see piranha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piɾaɲa/ [pi.ɾa.ɲa]
- Rhymes: -aɲa, -a
- Hyphenation: pi‧ra‧ña
Noun
piraña anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | piraña | piraña | pirañak | pirañok |
| ergative | pirañak | pirañak | pirañek | pirañok |
| dative | pirañari | pirañari | pirañei | pirañoi |
| genitive | pirañaren | pirañaren | pirañen | pirañon |
| comitative | pirañarekin | pirañarekin | pirañekin | pirañokin |
| causative | pirañarengatik | pirañarengatik | pirañengatik | pirañongatik |
| benefactive | pirañarentzat | pirañarentzat | pirañentzat | pirañontzat |
| instrumental | pirañaz | pirañaz | pirañez | pirañotaz |
| innesive | pirañarengan | pirañarengan | pirañengan | pirañongan |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| allative | pirañarengana | pirañarengana | pirañengana | pirañongana |
| terminative | pirañarenganaino | pirañarenganaino | pirañenganaino | pirañonganaino |
| directive | pirañarenganantz | pirañarenganantz | pirañenganantz | pirañonganantz |
| destinative | pirañarenganako | pirañarenganako | pirañenganako | pirañonganako |
| ablative | pirañarengandik | pirañarengandik | pirañengandik | pirañongandik |
| partitive | pirañarik | — | — | — |
| prolative | pirañatzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “piraña”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Tupi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈɾaɲa/ [piˈɾa.ɲa]
- Rhymes: -aɲa
- Syllabification: pi‧ra‧ña
Noun
piraña f (plural pirañas)
Further reading
- “piraña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- “piraña”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
- Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “piraña”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]