Pyrrhus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πύρρος (Púrrhos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪɹəs/, /ˈpɪɹəs/

Proper noun

Pyrrhus

1. Ancient Greek given name, particularly worn by the king of Epirus (319-272 BC) who defeated Romans in several battles, but sustained heavy losses, from which the term Pyrrhic victory was coined.

Derived terms

• Pyrrhic victory

Translations

Greek given name

• Armenian: Պյուռոս (Pyuṙos)
• Finnish: Pyrrhos
• Greek: Πύρρος (el) m (Pýrros)
• Hungarian: Pürrosz
• Italian: Pirro (it) m
• Polish: Pyrrus (pl) m
• Portuguese: Pirro (pt) m
• Russian: Пирр (ru) m (Pirr)

French

Proper noun

Pyrrhus m

1. Pyrrhus

Derived terms

• victoire à la Pyrrhus