πυροσβέστης

Greek

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Etymology

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From πυρο- (pyro-, pyro-, fire) + stem σβεσ- as in ancient σβέννυμι (sbénnumi) [see modern σβήνω (svíno, put out)] + -της (-tis).[1] Attested since 1855.[2][3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pi.ɾoˈzve.stis/
  • Hyphenation: πυ‧ρο‧σβέ‧στης

Noun

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πυροσβέστης (pyrosvéstism (plural πυροσβέστες, feminine πυροσβέστρια)

  1. fireman, firefighter (male)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ πυροσβέστης”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
  2. ^ πυροσβέστης (1855) - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
  3. ^ πυροσβέστης p.877, vol.2 - Koumanoudis, Stefanos Αth. (1900) Συναγωγὴ νέων λέξεων ὑπὸ τῶν λογίων πλασθεισῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀλώσεως μέχρι τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς χρόνων. Sunagōgḕ néōn léxeōn hupò tôn logíōn plastheisôn apò tês Alṓseōs mékhri tôn kath’ hēmâs khrónōn. [A collection of new words created by scholars from the fall of Constantinople until our times.] (In Katharevousa, Greek) Vols:1‑2. Athens: P. Dh. Sakellariou. @anemi, abbreviations (V).
    Ed.: Attested Ικ. Γ. Λάτρ. p.1155, vol.2 a 1855 source by author Ικέσιος Γ. Λάτρης.