πύρινος

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From πῦρ (pûr, fire) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Adjective

πύρινος (púrinosm (feminine πυρίνη, neuter πύρινον); first/second declension

  1. of or pertaining to fire, fiery
  2. (figurative) bitter, obstinate
Declension
Descendants
  • Greek: πύρινος (pýrinos) (learned)

See also

Etymology 2

From πυρός (purós, wheat).

Adjective

πύρινος (púrinosm (feminine πυρίνη, neuter πύρινον); first/second declension

  1. of or pertaining to wheat, wheaten
Declension

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πύρινος (púrinos).[1] By surface analysis, πυρ (pyr) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.ɾi.nos/
  • Hyphenation: πύ‧ρι‧νος

Adjective

πύρινος (pýrinosm (feminine πύρινη, neuter πύρινο)

  1. fiery

Declension

Declension of πύρινος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative πύρινος (pýrinos) πύρινη (pýrini) πύρινο (pýrino) πύρινοι (pýrinoi) πύρινες (pýrines) πύρινα (pýrina)
genitive πύρινου (pýrinou) πύρινης (pýrinis) πύρινου (pýrinou) πύρινων (pýrinon) πύρινων (pýrinon) πύρινων (pýrinon)
accusative πύρινο (pýrino) πύρινη (pýrini) πύρινο (pýrino) πύρινους (pýrinous) πύρινες (pýrines) πύρινα (pýrina)
vocative πύρινε (pýrine) πύρινη (pýrini) πύρινο (pýrino) πύρινοι (pýrinoi) πύρινες (pýrines) πύρινα (pýrina)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο πύρινος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο πύρινος, etc.)

References

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