"πυροφάνι" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /piɾoˈfani/
Etymology: From πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + φᾱνῐ́ον (phāníon, “lantern”), derived from φαίνω (phaínō, “to appear, to shine”). Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|πυροφάνια|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} πυροφάνι • (pyrofáni) n (plural πυροφάνια), {{el-noun|n|πυροφάνια}} πυροφάνι • (pyrofáni) n (plural πυροφάνια) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|πυροφάνι|πυροφάνια|πυροφανιού|πυροφανιών|πυροφάνι|πυροφάνια|πυροφάνι|πυροφάνια|note=}} Forms: pyrofáni [romanization], πυροφάνια [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], πυροφάνι [nominative, singular], πυροφάνια [nominative, plural], πυροφανιού [genitive, singular], πυροφανιών [genitive, plural], πυροφάνι [accusative, singular], πυροφάνια [accusative, plural], πυροφάνι [singular, vocative], πυροφάνια [plural, vocative]
  1. (fishing) fishing light attractor (fishing aid which uses lights attached to structure above water or suspended underwater to attract fish) Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-πυροφάνι-el-noun-U5aoZESp Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'κορίτσι', Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 58 33 9 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'κορίτσι': 39 36 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 27 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 30 5 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
  2. (fishing, by extension) The method of fishing that uses such a fish attractor. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-πυροφάνι-el-noun-2p3juIXz Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'κορίτσι' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'κορίτσι': 39 36 25 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
  3. (colloquial, military) A type of hazing where lit paper is inserted between the toes of a sleeping soldier. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-πυροφάνι-el-noun-cQohN2ew Categories (other): Greek nouns declining like 'κορίτσι' Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'κορίτσι': 39 36 25 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: καψώνι (kapsóni) (english: hazing) [neuter]

Inflected forms

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