πύραυλος

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.ɾa.vlos/
  • Hyphenation: πύ‧ραυ‧λος

Noun

πύραυλος • (pýravlos) m (plural πύραυλοι)

  1. (ballistics, vehicles) projectile, rocket, missile
  2. (confectionery) cone, cornet
    παγωτό πύραυλος (ice cream cone)

Declension

Declension of πύραυλος
singular plural
nominative πύραυλος (pýravlos) πύραυλοι (pýravloi)
genitive πυραύλου (pyrávlou) πυραύλων (pyrávlon)
accusative πύραυλο (pýravlo) πυραύλους (pyrávlous)
vocative πύραυλε (pýravle) πύραυλοι (pýravloi)

Derived terms

  • πυρηνικοί πύραυλοι m pl (pyrinikoí pýravloi, “nuclear missile”)
  • αντιπυραυλικός (antipyravlikós, “antimissile”, adjective)
  • απύραυλος (apýravlos, “missile free”, adjective)
  • πυραυλάκατος f (pyravlákatos, “guided-missile destroyer”)
  • πυραυλικός (pyravlikós, “of rocket weapons”, adjective)
  • πυραυλοκίνητος (pyravlokínitos, “rocket powered”, adjective)
  • and see: πυρ n (pyr, “fire”) & αυλός m (avlós, “pipe; flute”)

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