πυρίμαχος

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

πυρίμαχος (pyrímachosm (feminine πυρίμαχη, neuter πυρίμαχο)

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

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ πυρίμαχοςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.