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πυροδοτώ

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Greek

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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