pyree

pyree

English

Etymology

From Late Latin pyreum, from Ancient Greek πυρεῖον (pureîon).

Noun

pyree (plural pyrees)

1. (obsolete, rare) An ancient Persian temple devoted to fire.
   • 1638, Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels, II:

     But more usefull to our intellect, is the long time famous'd Mountaine Albors, neere this place; infamous in the Pyreë or Temple of Idolatrous Fyre, which has never gone out for fifty Ages.

   • 1841, The Existence of Christ Disproved, London 1841, p. 63:

     The fire Ether, which they supposed to circulate throughout the universe, was represented in their pyrees, or fire temples, by the sacred fire kept continually alive by the Magi, or priests [...].

   • 1892, Notes and Queries, vol. LXXXVI:

     In Persia the temples of fire are called Pyrees; the most celebrated is that of Baalbec, the city of the sun.

Anagrams

• Peery, Peyer, peery

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Finnish

Alternative forms

• purée, pyre

Etymology

From French purée.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpyreː/, [ˈpyre̞ː]
• Rhymes: -yreː
• Syllabification^(key): py‧ree

Noun

pyree

1. puree

Declension

Inflection of pyree (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)
nominative		pyree	pyreet
genitive		pyreen	pyreiden pyreitten
partitive		pyreetä	pyreitä
illative		pyreehen pyreeseen	pyreihin pyreisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		pyree	pyreet
accusative	nom.	pyree	pyreet
	gen.	pyreen
genitive		pyreen	pyreiden pyreitten
partitive		pyreetä	pyreitä
inessive		pyreessä	pyreissä
elative		pyreestä	pyreistä
illative		pyreehen pyreeseen	pyreihin pyreisiin
adessive		pyreellä	pyreillä
ablative		pyreeltä	pyreiltä
allative		pyreelle	pyreille
essive		pyreenä	pyreinä
translative		pyreeksi	pyreiksi
instructive		—	pyrein
abessive		pyreettä	pyreittä
comitative		—	pyreineen

Possessive forms of pyree (type filee)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	pyreeni	pyreemme
2nd person	pyreesi	pyreenne
3rd person	pyreensä

Anagrams

• rypee