• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːre/,[ˈpiːre̞]
• Rhymes:-iːre
• Hyphenation:pii‧re

Frompiirama(“to limit”) +‎-e.

piire (genitivepiirde,partitivepiiret)

1. border,boundary
   1. Theline ofcontact ortransition area of sth;brim.

      Krundipiirdeks on hekk. ―Theborder of the plot was a hedge.

      Hobune astus veepiirdeni ja hakkas jooma. ―The horse stepped to the water'sedge and started drinking.

      Nõu onpiirdeni täis. ―The dish is filled to thebrim.

      1. (usually in theplural) Aline indicating theedge orexternalshape of aphysicalobject,item,shape, etc.;outline.

         mägede sakilisedpiirded ―the jaggedoutline of the mountains

         Tornidepiirded paistsid selgesti. ―Theoutline of the towers was clearly visible.

         Synonyms:kontuur,piirjoon

   2. Anobject orsurfacerestricting,surrounding sth;barrier;trim.

      Panime lillepeenrapiirdeks ümmargusi kive. ―We placed round stones around the flower bed as abarrier.

      Matuseplatsi eraldas hall graniidistpiire. ―The grave was separated by a grey granitefence.

      Ujulas ei tohtinudpiiretest kaugemale ujuda. ―It was forbidden to swim behind theguardrail in the pool.

      Akna- ja ukseavadepiirded olid valgeks värvitud. ―Thetrim of the windows and doors was painted white.

      Synonym:ääris

   3. (obsolete) Acircle thatsurrounds,constrains sth.
   4. (zoology) Thickerskin at the upper edge of ahoof.
   5. (obsolete)Parting (of hair).

      Synonym:juukselahk

   6. (anatomy)periphery

• (outline, contour):kontuur,piirjoon
• (barrier, trim):ääris
• (parting of hair):juukselahk

• piirdeline

piire

1. partitiveplural ofpiir

• piire inSõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “piire”, in[EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation),2009

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