pȳr

pyr uhel.-grie. πῦρ Feuer

From Proto-Hellenic *pāwər, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

Cognates include Old English fȳr (English fire), Old Armenian հուր (hur), Hittite 𒉺𒀪𒄯 (paḫḫur), Tocharian A por, and Tocharian B puwar. Compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀢𐀏𐀺 (pu-ka-wo /⁠pur-kawos⁠/, “fire-kindler”), Etruscan 𐌅𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌄 (verse).

Pronunciation IPA^(key): /pŷːr/ → /pyr/ → /pir/

Noun

πῦρ • (pûr) n (genitive πῠρός); third declension

1. a fire
   1. a funerary fire
   2. a sacrificial fire
2. lightning
3. a fever