πυρίτιδα

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly from Koine Greek πυρίτης m (purítēs) +‎ -ιδα (-ida, feminine suffix), with feminization influenced by French poudre.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈɾi.ti.ða/
  • Hyphenation: πυ‧ρί‧τι‧δα

Noun

πυρίτιδα • (pyrítida) f

  1. gunpowder
    Synonym: μπαρούτι n (baroúti)

Declension

Declension of πυρίτιδα
singular plural
nominative πυρίτιδα (pyrítida) πυρίτιδες (pyrítides)
genitive πυρίτιδας (pyrítidas) πυριτίδων (pyritídon)
accusative πυρίτιδα (pyrítida) πυρίτιδες (pyrítides)
vocative πυρίτιδα (pyrítida) πυρίτιδες (pyrítides)

References

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

Further reading

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