piro-

See also: piro, piró, and -piro

Catalan

Alternative forms

• pir- before a vowel

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυρο- (puro-), combining form of πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Prefix

piro-

1. pyro-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with piro-

Further reading

• “piro-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpiro]
• Hyphenation: pi‧ro

Prefix

piro-

1. pyro-

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns prefixed with piro-

Italian

Alternative forms

• pir- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυρο- (puro-), combining form of πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Prefix

piro-

1. pyro-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with piro-

Anagrams

• Ipro, opri, pori

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυρο- (puro-), combining form of πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Prefix

piro-

1. pyro- (fire, heat)

   pirotecnia ― pyrotechnics

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with piro-

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυρο- (puro-), combining form of πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Prefix

piro-

1. pyro-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with piro-

Further reading

• “piro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10