pio

See also: Pio, PIO, pío, pió, Pío, pio-, and pi'o

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Piapoco.

Symbol

pio

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Piapoco.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Piapoco terms

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

pio

1. Chicken.

Esperanto

Greek Alphabet

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek πῖ (pî, the letter Π).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpio/

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• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: pi‧o

Noun

pio (accusative singular pion, plural pioj, accusative plural piojn)

1. pi

Galician

Verb

pio

1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of piar

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.o/, [ˈpi.jo]

Etymology 1

Compare Māori pio (“extinguished”).

Verb

pio(stative)

1. extinguished
2. gone from sight, disappeared (as of a ship at sea)

Derived terms

• hoʻopio (“extinguish”, verb)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

pio

1. (stative) conquered, captured
2. (intransitive) to play tag

Derived terms

• hoʻopio (“subdue”, verb)

Noun

pio

1. captive, prisoner
2. (playground games) tag

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

pio

1. peep, peeping

Verb

pio(intransitive)

1. to peep, to chirp
2. to whistle with the fingers in the mouth
3. to pipe (play a flute-like instrument)

Derived terms

• hoʻopiopio (“pipe”, verb)
• piopio (“chick, pullet”)

Further reading

• pio in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.o/
• Rhymes: -io
• Hyphenation: pì‧o

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pius.

Adjective

pio (feminine pia, masculine plural pii, feminine plural pie)

1. pious, devout, prayerful
2. charitable

Synonyms

• mansueto
• mite
• tranquillo

Derived terms

• piamente

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

pio m (invariable)

1. tweet, chirp (the cry of birds)

Usage notes

Often used as "pio pio".

Derived terms

• piare

Anagrams

• ipo-, poi

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpi.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpiː.o]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *pwīāō, from *pwījos (“pious”) + *-āō (denominative verbal suffix), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to be clean, pure”). By surface analysis, pius +‎ -ō. Cognate with Umbrian pihatu (3rd person singular imperative).

Verb

piō (present infinitive piāre, perfect active piāvī, supine piātum); first conjugation

1. to appease, propitiate
2. to purify, expiate

Conjugation

   Conjugation of piō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	piō		piās		piat		piāmus		piātis		piant
	imperfect	piābam		piābās		piābat		piābāmus		piābātis		piābant
	future	piābō		piābis		piābit		piābimus		piābitis		piābunt
	perfect	piāvī		piāvistī		piāvit		piāvimus		piāvistis		piāvērunt, piāvēre
	pluperfect	piāveram		piāverās		piāverat		piāverāmus		piāverātis		piāverant
	future perfect	piāverō		piāveris		piāverit		piāverimus		piāveritis		piāverint
passive	present	pior		piāris, piāre		piātur		piāmur		piāminī		piantur
	imperfect	piābar		piābāris, piābāre		piābātur		piābāmur		piābāminī		piābantur
	future	piābor		piāberis, piābere		piābitur		piābimur		piābiminī		piābuntur
	perfect	piātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	piātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	piātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	piem		piēs		piet		piēmus		piētis		pient
	imperfect	piārem		piārēs		piāret		piārēmus		piārētis		piārent
	perfect	piāverim		piāverīs		piāverit		piāverīmus		piāverītis		piāverint
	pluperfect	piāvissem		piāvissēs		piāvisset		piāvissēmus		piāvissētis		piāvissent
passive	present	pier		piēris, piēre		piētur		piēmur		piēminī		pientur
	imperfect	piārer		piārēris, piārēre		piārētur		piārēmur		piārēminī		piārentur
	perfect	piātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	piātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		piā		—		—		piāte		—
	future	—		piātō		piātō		—		piātōte		piantō
passive	present	—		piāre		—		—		piāminī		—
	future	—		piātor		piātor		—		—		piantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		piāre			piārī			piāns			—
future		piātūrum esse			piātum īrī			piātūrus			piandus
perfect		piāvisse			piātum esse			—			piātus
future perfect		—			piātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		piātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		piandī		piandō		piandum		piandō		piātum		piātū

Derived terms

• expiō

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

piō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of pius

References

• “pio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “pio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Lingala

Adjective

pio

1. cold

Ngombe (Congo)

Adjective

pio

1. cold

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.u/, /ˈpiw/ [ˈpiʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.u/

• Rhymes: -iu, -iw
• Hyphenation: pi‧o

Etymology 1

From Latin pius.

Adjective

pio (feminine pia, masculine plural pios, feminine plural pias)

1. pious
2. compassionate

   Synonym: compassivo

Related terms

• impiedade
• impio
• ímpio
• piedade

Etymology 2

Deverbal from piar.

Noun

pio m (plural pios)

1. chirp (sound emitted by chicks)

   Synonym: piado

2. (figurative) peep (a feeble utterance or complaint)

   Shh, não quero ouvir um pio!

   Shh, I don't wanna hear a peep!

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pio

1. first-person singular present indicative of piar

Further reading

• “pio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “pio”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “pio”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “pio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

pio

1. the cry made by an oriole

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjo/ [ˈpjo], /piˈo/ [piˈo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: pio

Verb

pio

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of piar