pirueta

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French pirouette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pi.ɾuˈɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pi.ɾuˈə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pi.ɾuˈe.ta]

Noun

pirueta f (plural piruetes)

1. pirouette
2. leap, somersault

   Synonyms: cabriola, giravolt

Further reading

• “pirueta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French pirouette.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾuˈe.tɐ/ [pi.ɾʊˈe.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /piˈɾwe.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾuˈe.tɐ/ [pi.ɾʊˈe.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /piˈɾwe.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ɾuˈe.ta/ [pi.ɾʊˈe.ta], (faster pronunciation) /piˈɾwe.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piˈɾwe.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -etɐ
• Hyphenation: pi‧ru‧e‧ta

Noun

pirueta f (plural piruetas)

1. pirouette (whirling or turning on the toes)
2. (by extension) any whirling movement around one’s own axis

Further reading

• “pirueta”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “pirueta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Romanian

Etymology

From piruetă +‎ -a.

Verb

a pirueta (third-person singular present piruetează, past participle piruetat) 1st conjugation

1. to pirouette

Conjugation

    conjugation of pirueta (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a pirueta
gerund			piruetând
past participle			piruetat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	piruetez	piruetezi	piruetează	piruetăm	piruetați	piruetează
	imperfect	piruetam	piruetai	pirueta	piruetam	piruetați	piruetau
	simple perfect	piruetai	piruetași	piruetă	piruetarăm	piruetarăți	piruetară
	pluperfect	piruetasem	piruetaseși	piruetase	piruetaserăm	piruetaserăți	piruetaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să piruetez	să piruetezi	să pirueteze	să piruetăm	să piruetați	să pirueteze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		piruetează			piruetați
	negative		nu pirueta			nu piruetați

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French pirouette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈɾweta/ [piˈɾwe.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: pi‧rue‧ta

Noun

pirueta f (plural piruetas)

1. pirouette
2. caper (playful behaviour)

Further reading

• “pirueta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10