piept

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ipt

Verb

piept

  1. inflection of piepen:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. (archaic) plural imperative

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic *pektos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (breast). Compare Catalan pit, Italian petto, Portuguese peito, Spanish pecho, Aromanian cheptu, chiept, chept.

Pronunciation

Noun

piept n (plural piepturi)

  1. chest; breast; bosom
    • 1848, Andrei Mureșanu, Deșteaptă te, Române:
      Acum ori niciodată să dăm dovezi în lume
      Că-n aste mâni mai curge un sânge de roman
      Și că-n a noastre piepturi păstrăm cu fală-un nume
      Triumfător în lupte, un nume de Traian.
      Now or never, let us give proof to the world
      That in these veins still courses a Roman blood
      And that in our hearts we hold with pride a name
      Victor in battle, the name of Traian

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

piept m (plural piepți)

  1. the front part of a piece of clothing which covers the chest

Declension