πυρκαϊά

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • πυρκαϊή (purkaïḗ)

Etymology

From πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) +‎ καίω (kaíō, “to light, kindle”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

πῠρκᾰϊᾱ́ • (purkaïā́) f (genitive πῠρκᾰϊᾶς); first declension

  1. funeral pyre, burning pyre
  2. conflagration, arson
  3. (figuratively) flame of love
  4. burnt ruins
  5. olive tree which has been burnt down to the stump

Inflection
First declension of ἡ πῠρκᾰϊ̆ᾱ́; τῆς πῠρκᾰϊ̆ᾶς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ πῠρκᾰϊ̆ᾱ́
hē purkaïā́		 τὼ πῠρκᾰϊ̆ᾱ́
tṑ purkaïā́		 αἱ πῠρκᾰϊ̆αί
hai purkaïaí
Genitive τῆς πῠρκᾰϊ̆ᾶς
tês purkaïâs		 τοῖν πῠρκᾰϊ̆αῖν
toîn purkaïaîn		 τῶν πῠρκᾰϊ̆ῶν
tôn purkaïôn
Dative τῇ πῠρκᾰϊ̆ᾷ
têi purkaïâi		 τοῖν πῠρκᾰϊ̆αῖν
toîn purkaïaîn		 ταῖς πῠρκᾰϊ̆αῖς
taîs purkaïaîs
Accusative τὴν πῠρκᾰϊ̆ᾱ́ν
tḕn purkaïā́n		 τὼ πῠρκᾰϊ̆ᾱ́
tṑ purkaïā́		 τᾱ̀ς πῠρκᾰϊ̆ᾱ́ς
tā̀s purkaïā́s
Vocative πῠρκᾰϊ̆ᾱ́
purkaïā́		 πῠρκᾰϊ̆ᾱ́
purkaïā́		 πῠρκᾰϊ̆αί
purkaïaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: πυρκαγιά (pyrkagiá)

Further reading
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