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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pyro- en · X

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpaɪ.ɹəʊ/ (UK)
  • /ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ/ (US)
  • pīʹrō

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- From Latin pyr, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) Fire, heat.
  2. (morpheme) Fever.
  3. (morpheme) Denoting an acid or salt with a water content intermediate between that of the ortho- and meta- compounds.

Forms

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pyr- alternative lexicographic

Relateds

pyre · pyracanthus · pyro · pyrography · pyracanth · pyracantha · pyretic · pyrene

Translations (10)

sv pyro- (relating to fire) · ru пиро- (relating to fire) · nl pyro- (relating to fire) · es piro- (relating to fire) · pt piro- (relating to fire) · it piro- (relating to fire) · fi pyro- (relating to fire) · de pyro- (relating to fire) · fr pyro- (relating to fire) · da pyro- (relating to fire)