πυρρός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) +‎ -ρός (-rós).

Pronunciation
 

Adjective

πῠρρός • (purrhós) m (feminine πῠρρᾱ́, neuter πῠρρόν); first/second declension

  1. flame-coloured, yellowish-red
    Synonym: φλόγινος (phlóginos)
  2. red-haired, redheaded
  3. (in general) tawny
    Synonym: κιρρός (kirrhós)
  4. red
    Synonym: ἐρυθρός (eruthrós)
  5. blushing, blush

Declension
First and second declension of πῠρρός; πῠρρᾱ́; πῠρρόν (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine Neuter
Nominative πῠρρός
purrhós		 πῠρρᾱ́
purrhā́		 πῠρρόν
purrhón		 πῠρρώ
purrhṓ		 πῠρρᾱ́
purrhā́		 πῠρρώ
purrhṓ		 πῠρροί
purrhoí		 πῠρραί
purrhaí		 πῠρρᾰ́
purrhá
Genitive πῠρροῦ
purrhoû		 πῠρρᾶς
purrhâs		 πῠρροῦ
purrhoû		 πῠρροῖν
purrhoîn		 πῠρραῖν
purrhaîn		 πῠρροῖν
purrhoîn		 πῠρρῶν
purrhôn		 πῠρρῶν
purrhôn		 πῠρρῶν
purrhôn
Dative πῠρρῷ
purrhôi		 πῠρρᾷ
purrhâi		 πῠρρῷ
purrhôi		 πῠρροῖν
purrhoîn		 πῠρραῖν
purrhaîn		 πῠρροῖν
purrhoîn		 πῠρροῖς
purrhoîs		 πῠρραῖς
purrhaîs		 πῠρροῖς
purrhoîs
Accusative πῠρρόν
purrhón		 πῠρρᾱ́ν
purrhā́n		 πῠρρόν
purrhón		 πῠρρώ
purrhṓ		 πῠρρᾱ́
purrhā́		 πῠρρώ
purrhṓ		 πῠρρούς
purrhoús		 πῠρρᾱ́ς
purrhā́s		 πῠρρᾰ́
purrhá
Vocative πῠρρέ
purrhé		 πῠρρᾱ́
purrhā́		 πῠρρόν
purrhón		 πῠρρώ
purrhṓ		 πῠρρᾱ́
purrhā́		 πῠρρώ
purrhṓ		 πῠρροί
purrhoí		 πῠρραί
purrhaí		 πῠρρᾰ́
purrhá
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
πῠρρῶς
purrhôs		 πῠρρότερος
purrhóteros		 πῠρρότᾰτος
purrhótatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • πυρράζω (purrházō)
  • πυρραία (purrhaía)
  • πυρράκης (purrhákēs)
  • πυρριάω (purrhiáō)
  • πυρρίζω (purrhízō)
  • πύρριχος (púrrhikhos)
  • πυρρόγειος (purrhógeios)
  • πυρρογένειος (purrhogéneios)
  • πύρροθριξ (púrrhothrix)
  • πυρροκόμης (purrhokómēs)
  • πυρροκόραξ (purrhokórax)
  • πυρρόξανθος (purrhóxanthos)
  • πυρρόομαι (purrhóomai)
  • πυρροποίκιλος (purrhopoíkilos)
  • πυρροπτέρυξ (purrhoptérux)
  • πυρρόστυφον (purrhóstuphon)
  • πυρρότης (purrhótēs)
  • πυρρούλας (purrhoúlas)
  • πυρρόχροος (purrhókhroos)
  • πυρρώδης (purrhṓdēs)
  • πῠρρῐ́ᾱς (purrhíās)

Descendants
  • → Latin: burrus

See also
Colors in Ancient Greek · χρώμᾰτᾰ (khrṓmata) (layout · text)
     λευκός (leukós)      γλαυκός (glaukós), κῐλλός (killós), πολῐός (poliós), φαιός (phaiós), χαροπός (kharopós)      ᾰ̓μαυρός (amaurós), κελαινός (kelainós), μαυρός (maurós), μέλᾱς (mélās)
             ἐρῠθρός (eruthrós); κᾰρῡ́κῐνος (karū́kinos), κόκκῐνος (kókkinos), φοινός (phoinós)              πυρρός (purrhós); ὄρφνῐνος (órphninos)              μήλινος (mḗlinos), ξᾰνθός (xanthós); ὠχρός (ōkhrós)
             πρᾰ́σῐνος (prásinos)              χλωρός (khlōrós)              χλωρός (khlōrós); χλωρομέλᾱς (khlōromélās)
             κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos); γλαυκός (glaukós), κᾰλάϊνος (kaláïnos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos), ὑᾰκῐ́νθῐνος (huakínthinos)
             ἰόεις (ióeis), φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (halourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphúreos), οἶνοψ (oînops)              φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (halourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphúreos)              ῥόδινος (rhódinos), ῥοδόεις (rhodóeis)

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