πυρίμαχος

Greek

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Etymology

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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

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

Adjective

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πυρίμαχος (pyrímachosm (feminine πυρίμαχη, neuter πυρίμαχο)

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

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ πυρίμαχος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language