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Etymology

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From πυρ- (pyr-) +‎ -αγός (-agós), in the pattern of λοχαγός (lochagós).[1] See πυρ (pyr) and άγω (ágo).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pi.ɾaˈɣos/
  • Hyphenation: πυ‧ρα‧γός

Noun

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πυραγός (pyragósm or f (plural πυραγοί)

  1. (firefighting, rank) fire captain

Declension

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  • and see: πυρ n (pyr, formal: fire) and άγω (ágo, lead to)

References

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