πυροτέχνημα
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Greek
Etymology
From πυρο- (pyro-, “fire”) + τέχνημα (téchnima, “something made as a result of working”), a calque of English firework. First attested 1840.
Pronunciation
Noun
πυροτέχνημα • (pyrotéchnima) n (plural πυροτεχνήματα)
- (mostly in plural) firework, pyrotechnic (device using gunpowder and other elements which explodes with light and sound when lit)
- Το Πάσχα στην Ελλάδα, συνηθίζεται να εκτοξεύουν πυροτεχνήματα τα μεσάνυχτα.
- To Páscha stin Elláda, synithízetai na ektoxévoun pyrotechnímata ta mesánychta.
- On Easter in Greece, it is customary to set off fireworks at midnight.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πυροτέχνημα (pyrotéchnima) | πυροτεχνήματα (pyrotechnímata) |
| genitive | πυροτεχνήματος (pyrotechnímatos) | πυροτεχνημάτων (pyrotechnimáton) |
| accusative | πυροτέχνημα (pyrotéchnima) | πυροτεχνήματα (pyrotechnímata) |
| vocative | πυροτέχνημα (pyrotéchnima) | πυροτεχνήματα (pyrotechnímata) |
Hyponyms
- βεγγαλικό n (vengalikó, “sparkler”)
- βαρελότο n (varelóto, “banger, firecracker”)
- φωτοβολίδα f (fotovolída, “flare”)
Further reading
- πυροτέχνημα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
πυροτέχνημα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
