Acholi

Noun

pii

1. water

References

• Alfred Malandra, A New Acholi Grammar (1955), page 112

Burun

Noun

pii

1. (Maiak dialect) water

References

• Gerrit J. Dimmendaal, Historical Linguistics and the Comparative Study of African Languages (2011, ISBN 9027287228)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: pii

Etymology 1

From Proto-Uralic *pije; possibly related to etymology (2).

Noun

pii

1. (dated) flint (hard, fine-grained quartz or a piece of it)
2. silicon (element, symbol Si)

Declension

Synonyms

• (flint): piikivi

Derived terms

Related terms

• silikaatti
• silikoni

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *pii, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *piŋe; a cognate of Hungarian fog.

Noun

pii

1. (dated) A thorn, prong, tooth or similar element e.g. in a plant, a saw or a rake.
2. (nautical) The position of a sailing vessel, when she is set so that its bow points steadily to the direction of the wind. Used in expressions:
   • olla piissä
     • to lie hove-to
   • asettua piihin
     • to heave-to

Declension

Synonyms

• (prong etc.): piikki, hammas

Derived terms

• selkäpii

Etymology 3

< Ancient Greek πεῖ ‎(peî)

Noun

pii

1. pi (Greek letter)
2. (mathematics) pi (constant 3.14159…)

Declension

Italian

Adjective

pii m

1. plural of pio

Latin

Adjective

piī

1. nominative masculine plural of pius
2. genitive masculine singular of pius
3. genitive neuter singular of pius
4. vocative masculine plural of pius

Portuguese

Interjection

pii

1. Alternative form of pi