Greek fire

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Greek fire (uncountable)

1. (historical) A highly flammable substance of unknown composition first used by the Greeks of Constantinople in the 7th century ce to set fire to enemy ships, buildings, etc.

   Synonyms: Byzantine fire, Grecian fire

   • 1819, Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:

     “There is yet spirit in him,” said Malvoisin apart to Mont–Fitchet, “were it well directed — but, like the Greek fire, it burns whatever approaches it.”

Translations

flammable substance

Arabic: النَّارُ الإِغْرِيقِيَّة f (an-nāru l-ʔiḡrīqiyya) Armenian: հունական կրակ (hunakan krak) Basque: su greko Belarusian: грэчаскі агонь m (hrečaski ahónʹ) Bulgarian: гръцкият огън m (grǎckijat ogǎn) Catalan: foc grec m Chinese: Mandarin: 希腊火 (xīlàhuǒ) Czech: řecký oheň m Danish: græsk ild c Dutch: Grieks vuur Esperanto: greka fajro Estonian: kreeka tuli Finnish: kreikkalainen tuli French: feu grégeois (fr) m Georgian: ბერძნული ცეცხლი (berʒnuli cecxli) German: griechisches Feuer (de) n Greek: υγρό πυρ (el) n (ygró pyr) Hebrew: אש יוונית (he) m (esh y'vanít) Hungarian: görögtűz (hu) Irish: tine Ghréagach f Italian: fuoco greco m Japanese: ギリシア火薬 (girishia-hokusuri) Korean: 그리스 화약 (geuriseu hwayak), 그리스의 불 (geuriseuui bul) Latin: Ignis Graecus m Latvian: grieķu uguns f Lithuanian: graikiška ugnis f Marathi: ग्रीक अग्नी f (grīk agnī), ग्रीक आग f (grīk āg) Norwegian: gresk ild m Persian: آتش یونانی (âtaš yunâni) Polish: ogień grecki m Portuguese: fogo grego (pt) m Romanian: focul grecesc n Russian: гре́ческий ого́нь m (gréčeskij ogónʹ) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: грчка ватра m Roman: grčka vatra m Slovak: grécky oheň m Slovene: grški ogenj m Spanish: fuego griego m Swedish: grekisk eld c Turkish: Rum ateşi (tr) Ukrainian: грецький вогонь m (hrecʹkyj vohonʹ)