πυρίμαχος

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πυριμάχος (purimákhos, “resisting fire”) with a faulty recessive accent in the pattern of αξιόμαχος (axiómachos).[1] By surface analysis, πυρί- (pyrí-) +‎ -μαχος (-machos). See πυρ n (pyr, “fire”) (formal) & μάχη f (máchi, “combat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈɾi.ma.xos/
  • Hyphenation: πυ‧ρί‧μα‧χος

Adjective

πυρίμαχος • (pyrímachos) m (feminine πυρίμαχη, neuter πυρίμαχο)

  1. fire resistant, fireproof
    Synonyms: αλεξίπυρος (alexípyros), απύρωτος (apýrotos)

Declension

Declension of πυρίμαχος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative πυρίμαχος (pyrímachos) πυρίμαχη (pyrímachi) πυρίμαχο (pyrímacho) πυρίμαχοι (pyrímachoi) πυρίμαχες (pyrímaches) πυρίμαχα (pyrímacha)
genitive πυρίμαχου (pyrímachou) πυρίμαχης (pyrímachis) πυρίμαχου (pyrímachou) πυρίμαχων (pyrímachon) πυρίμαχων (pyrímachon) πυρίμαχων (pyrímachon)
accusative πυρίμαχο (pyrímacho) πυρίμαχη (pyrímachi) πυρίμαχο (pyrímacho) πυρίμαχους (pyrímachous) πυρίμαχες (pyrímaches) πυρίμαχα (pyrímacha)
vocative πυρίμαχε (pyrímache) πυρίμαχη (pyrímachi) πυρίμαχο (pyrímacho) πυρίμαχοι (pyrímachoi) πυρίμαχες (pyrímaches) πυρίμαχα (pyrímacha)

References

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