πυροδοτώ

Greek

Etymology

From πυρο- (pyro-) +‎ -δοτώ (-dotó).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.ɾo.ðoˈto/
  • Hyphenation: πυ‧ρο‧δο‧τώ

Verb

πυροδοτώ • (pyrodotó) (past πυροδότησα, passive πυροδοτούμαι) (transitive)

  1. to fire, pull the trigger
  2. to detonate, to set off, to touch off (to cause to explode)
  3. (figuratively) to initiate, to set off, to touch off, to trigger

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • πυροδότηση f (pyrodótisi)
  • πυροδοτικός (pyrodotikós)

See also

References

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