πυροσβεστήρας

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Greek

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Etymology

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From πυρο- (pyro-) +‎ Koine Greek σβεστήρ (sbestḗr, extinguisher) +‎ -ας (-as), a calque of English fire extinguisher.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pi.ɾo.zveˈsti.ɾas/
  • Hyphenation: πυ‧ρο‧σβε‧στή‧ρας

Noun

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πυροσβεστήρας (pyrosvestírasm (plural πυροσβεστήρες)

  1. fire extinguisher

Declension

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References

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