Etymology

Variant of dialectal pireä, possibly by influence from nuortea (like how dialectal pirkeä is probably influenced by virkeä)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpirteæ/, [ˈpirt̪e̞æ]
  • Rhymes: -irteæ
  • Hyphenation(key): pir‧teä

Adjective

pirteä (comparative pirteämpi, superlative pirtein)

  1. perky, vivacious, lively, spirited
    Antonym: väsynyt

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