πυρετός

See also: Πυρετός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πυρετός • (puretós) m (genitive πυρετοῦ); second declension

  1. heat
  2. fever

Inflection

Derived terms

  • πυρετικός (puretikós)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυρετός (puretós, “fever”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [piɾɛˈtɔs]
  • Hyphenation: πυ‧ρε‧τός

Noun

πυρετός • (pyretós) m (plural πυρετοί)

  1. fever, pyrexia
    κίτρινος πυρετός ― kítrinos pyretós ― yellow fever
  2. (figuratively) frenzy, fever
    απεργιακός πυρετός ― apergiakós pyretós ― strike fever

Declension

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • απυρεξία f (apyrexía, “apyrexia”)
  • απύρετος (apýretos, “apyretic, feverless”, adjective)
  • εμπύρετος (empýretos, “feverish, febrile, pyretic”)
  • πυρεξία f (pyrexía, “pyrexia”)
  • πυρετικός (pyretikós, “feverish, febrile, pyretic”)
  • πυρετώδης (pyretódis, “feverish, febrile, hectic”)
  • υπερπυρεξία f (yperpyrexía, “hyperpyrexia”)

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