πυροσβέστης

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Greek

Etymology

From πυρο- (pyro-, pyro-, fire) + stem σβεσ- as in ancient σβέννυμι (sbénnumi) + -της (-tis).[1] Attested since 1855.[2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.ɾoˈzve.stis/
  • Hyphenation: πυ‧ρο‧σβέ‧στης

Noun

πυροσβέστης (pyrosvéstism (plural πυροσβέστες, feminine πυροσβέστρια)

  1. fireman, firefighter (male)

Declension

References

  1. ^ πυροσβέστης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ πυροσβέστης (1855) - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας:  [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
  3. ^ πυροσβέστης p.877, vol.2 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).
    Ed.: Attested Ικ. Γ. Λάτρ. p.1155, vol.2 a 1855 source by author Ικέσιος Γ. Λάτρης.