πῦρ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *pāwər, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

Cognates include Old English fȳr (English fire), Old Armenian հուր (hur), Hittite 𒉺𒀪𒄯 (paḫḫur), Tocharian A por, and Tocharian B puwar. Compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀢𐀏𐀺 (pu-ka-wo /⁠pur-kawos⁠/, fire-kindler), Etruscan 𐌅𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌄 (verse).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πῦρ (pûrn (genitive πῠρός); third declension

  1. a fire
    1. a funerary fire
    2. a sacrificial fire
  2. lightning
  3. a fever

Usage notes

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Not used in plural, but there is a related second-declension plural noun πῠρᾰ́ (purá, watchfires); distinguish this from the first-declension noun πῠρᾱ́ (purā́, funeral pyre).

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Greek: πυρ (pyr)
  • English: pyro-

Further reading

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