πυρρός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From πῦρ (pûr, fire) + -ρός (-rós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πῠρρός (purrhós) m (feminine πῠρρᾱ́, neuter πῠρρόν); first/second declension

  1. flame-coloured, yellowish-red
    Synonym: φλόγινος (phlóginos)
  2. red-haired, redheaded
  3. (in general) tawny
    Synonym: κιρρός (kirrhós)
  4. red
    Synonym: ἐρυθρός (eruthrós)
  5. blushing, blush

Declension

Derived terms

  • πυρράζω (purrházō)
  • πυρραία (purrhaía)
  • πυρράκης (purrhákēs)
  • πῠρρῐ́ᾱς (purrhíās)
  • πυρριάω (purrhiáō)
  • πυρρίζω (purrhízō)
  • πύρριχος (púrrhikhos)
  • πυρρόγειος (purrhógeios)
  • πυρρογένειος (purrhogéneios)
  • πύρροθριξ (púrrhothrix)
  • πυρροκόμης (purrhokómēs)
  • πυρροκόραξ (purrhokórax)
  • πυρρόξανθος (purrhóxanthos)
  • πυρρόομαι (purrhóomai)
  • πυρροποίκιλος (purrhopoíkilos)
  • πυρροπτέρυξ (purrhoptérux)
  • πυρρόστυφον (purrhóstuphon)
  • πυρρότης (purrhótēs)
  • πυρρούλας (purrhoúlas)
  • πυρρόχροος (purrhókhroos)
  • πυρρώδης (purrhṓdēs)

Descendants

  • Latin: burrus

Further reading

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