πυραγός

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Greek

Etymology

From πυρ- (pyr-) +‎ -αγός (-agós), in the pattern of λοχαγός (lochagós).^[1] See πυρ (pyr) and άγω (ágo).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pi.ɾaˈɣos/
Hyphenation: πυ‧ρα‧γός

Noun

πυραγός • (pyragós) m or f (plural πυραγοί)

(firefighting, rank) fire captain

Declension

Declension of **πυραγός**
	singular	plural
nominative	πυραγός (pyragós)	πυραγοί (pyragoí)
genitive	πυραγού (pyragoú)	πυραγών (pyragón)
accusative	πυραγό (pyragó)	πυραγούς (pyragoús)
vocative	πυραγέ (pyragé)	πυραγοί (pyragoí)

Related terms

πυροσβεστική f (pyrosvestikí)

επιπυραγός m or f (epipyragós, “fire major”)
υποπυραγός m or f (ypopyragós, “fire lieutenant”)
ανθυποπυραγός m or f (anthypopyragós, “fire second lieutenant”)
and see ranks of Hellenic Fire Service at πυροσβεστικό σώμα n (pyrosvestikó sóma)

and see: πυρ n (pyr, “formal: fire”) and άγω (ágo, “lead to”)

References

^ πυραγός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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