prefix
Meaning 1
Fire, heat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pyro-
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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pīʹrō
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UK: /ˈpaɪ.ɹəʊ/
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US: /ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ/
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prefix
Meaning 2
Fever.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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prefix
Meaning 3
Denoting an acid or salt with a water content intermediate between that of the ortho- and meta- compounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh2wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- From Latin pyr, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: pyro- — relating to fire
- Finnish: pyro- — relating to fire
- French: pyro- — relating to fire
- German: pyro- — relating to fire
- Italian: piro- — relating to fire
- Portuguese: piro- — relating to fire
- Russian: пиро- (piro-) — relating to fire
- Spanish: piro- — relating to fire
- Swedish: pyro- — relating to fire