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A highly flammable substance of unknown composition first used by the Greeks of Constantinople in the 7th century ce to set fire to enemy ships, buildings, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Byzantine fire, Grecian fire
Antonyms: none provided
a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: weapon, arm, weapon system, mixture
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
النَّارُ الإِغْرِيقِيَّة
(an-nāru l-ʔiḡrīqiyya)
— flammable substance
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Armenian:
հունական կրակ
(hunakan krak)
— flammable substance
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Basque:
su greko
— flammable substance
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Belarusian:
грэчаскі агонь
(hrečaski ahónʹ)
— flammable substance
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Bulgarian:
гръ́цки о́гън
(grǎ́cki ógǎn)
— flammable substance
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Catalan:
foc grec
— flammable substance
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Chinese Mandarin:
希臘火 /希腊火
— flammable substance
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Czech:
řecký oheň
— flammable substance
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Danish:
græsk ild
— flammable substance
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Dutch:
Grieks vuur
— flammable substance
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Esperanto:
greka fajro
— flammable substance
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Estonian:
kreeka tuli
— flammable substance
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Finnish:
kreikkalainen tuli
— flammable substance
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French:
feu grégeois
— flammable substance
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Georgian:
ბერძნული ცეცხლი
(berʒnuli cecxli)
— flammable substance
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German:
griechisches Feuer
— flammable substance
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Greek:
υγρό πυρ
(ygró pyr)
— flammable substance
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Hebrew:
אש יוונית
(esh y'vanít)
— flammable substance
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Hungarian:
görögtűz
— flammable substance
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Irish:
tine Ghréagach
— flammable substance
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Italian:
fuoco greco
— flammable substance
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Japanese:
ギリシア火薬
(girishia-hokusuri)
— flammable substance
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Korean:
그리스 화약
(geuriseu hwayak)
— flammable substance
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Korean:
그리스의 불
(geuriseuui bul)
— flammable substance
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Latin:
Ignis Graecus
— flammable substance
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Latvian:
grieķu uguns
— flammable substance
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Lithuanian:
graikiška ugnis
— flammable substance
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Marathi:
ग्रीक अग्नी
(grīk agnī)
— flammable substance
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Marathi:
ग्रीक आग
(grīk āg)
— flammable substance
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Norwegian:
gresk ild
— flammable substance
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Persian:
آتش یونانی
(âtaš yunâni)
— flammable substance
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Polish:
ogień grecki
— flammable substance
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Portuguese:
fogo grego
— flammable substance
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Romanian:
focul grecesc
— flammable substance
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Russian:
гре́ческий ого́нь
(gréčeskij ogónʹ)
— flammable substance
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Serbo-Croatian:
грчка ватра
— flammable substance
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Serbo-Croatian:
grčka vatra
— flammable substance
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Slovak:
grécky oheň
— flammable substance
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Slovene:
grški ogenj
— flammable substance
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Spanish:
fuego griego
— flammable substance
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Swedish:
grekisk eld
— flammable substance
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Turkish:
Rum ateşi
— flammable substance
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Ukrainian:
грецький вогонь
(hrecʹkyj vohonʹ)
— flammable substance
