Pyrop

German

Etymology

From Latin pyrōpus, from Ancient Greek πυρωπός (purōpós, “fiery-eyed, fire-colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”); compare French pyrope.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pyˈʁoːp/
• Hyphenation: Py‧rop

Noun

Pyrop m (strong, genitive Pyrops, plural Pyrope)

1. (mineralogy) pyrope

Declension

Declension of Pyrop [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pyrop	die	Pyrope
genitive	eines	des	Pyrops	der	Pyrope
dative	einem	dem	Pyrop	den	Pyropen
accusative	einen	den	Pyrop	die	Pyrope

Descendants

• → Russian: пиро́п (piróp)

Further reading

• “Pyrop” in Duden online