πῦρ

See also: πυρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῦρ (pûr) n (genitive πῠρός); third declension

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

Usage notes

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).

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