pirate
/ˈpaɪɹət/PIGH-ruht
/ˈpaɪɹət/PIGH-ruht
Meaningone who attempts
Common meaning: a sea robber (once an attacker)
- pira trial, attempt; experienceLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1168 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Journey through time
- Greekπεῖρα; ἐμπειρία‘a trial, attempt’
- Latinpirata
- Frenchpirate
- Englishpirate‘a sea robber (once an attacker)’ · today
pir also in: empirical
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek πεῖρα; ἐμπειρία ‘a trial, attempt; experience’.
Roots
- πεῖρα; ἐμπειρία Greek “a trial, attempt; experience”
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