"πυρκαϊά" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /pyr.ka.i.ǎː/, /pyr.ka.iˈa/, /pir.ka.iˈa/, /pyr.ka.i.ǎː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /pyr.ka.iˈa/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /pyr.ka.iˈa/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /pyr.ka.iˈa/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /pir.ka.iˈa/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + καίω (kaíō, “to light, kindle”). Etymology templates: {{compound|grc|πῦρ|καίω|t1=fire|t2=to light, kindle}} πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + καίω (kaíō, “to light, kindle”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|πῠρκᾰϊᾱ́|πῠρκᾰϊᾶς|f|first}} πῠρκᾰϊᾱ́ • (pŭrkăïā́) f (genitive πῠρκᾰϊᾶς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πῠρκᾰϊ˘ά¯|ᾶς}} Forms: πῠρκᾰϊᾱ́ [canonical], pŭrkăïā́ [romanization], πῠρκᾰϊᾶς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ πῠρκᾰῐ̈ᾱ́ [nominative, singular], τὼ πῠρκᾰῐ̈ᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ πῠρκᾰῐ̈αί [nominative, plural], τῆς πῠρκᾰῐ̈ᾶς [genitive, singular], τοῖν πῠρκᾰῐ̈αῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν πῠρκᾰῐ̈ῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ πῠρκᾰῐ̈ᾷ [dative, singular], τοῖν πῠρκᾰῐ̈αῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς πῠρκᾰῐ̈αῖς [dative, plural], τὴν πῠρκᾰῐ̈ᾱ́ν [accusative, singular], τὼ πῠρκᾰῐ̈ᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς πῠρκᾰῐ̈ᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], πῠρκᾰῐ̈ᾱ́ [singular, vocative], πῠρκᾰῐ̈ᾱ́ [dual, vocative], πῠρκᾰῐ̈αί [plural, vocative]
  1. funeral pyre, burning pyre Categories (lifeform): Olive family plants
    Sense id: en-πυρκαϊά-grc-noun-AiXOyMBc Disambiguation of Olive family plants: 48 6 2 6 38 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 55 8 2 8 27 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 37 18 5 19 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 4 1 3 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 3 1 3 29
  2. conflagration, arson
    Sense id: en-πυρκαϊά-grc-noun-JgdsxMAK
  3. (figuratively) flame of love Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-πυρκαϊά-grc-noun-PVV9J6ID
  4. burnt ruins
    Sense id: en-πυρκαϊά-grc-noun-jSZtwDGV
  5. olive tree which has been burnt down to the stump
    Sense id: en-πυρκαϊά-grc-noun-wysnSdW~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: πυρκαϊή (purkaïḗ)
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    }
  ],
  "word": "πυρκαϊά"
}

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