πυράγρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πῠράγρη (purágrē) Ionic

Etymology

From πῦρ (pûr, fire) + ἄγρᾱ (ágrā, catching).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῠράγρᾱ • (purágrā) f (genitive πῠράγρᾱς); first declension

  1. pair of fire tongs
  2. (medicine) forceps
    Synonym: λᾰβῐ́ς (labís)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • πῠραγρέτης (puragrétēs)

Further reading

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