πίπτω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πίσσω (píssō) Aeolic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *píptō, from Proto-Indo-European *pípth₂-, reduplicated present from *peth₂- (to fall; fly).

For an unknown reason, the iota is long, as is apparent from the imperative πῖπτε (not **πῐ́πτε). Cognate with Sanskrit पापतीति (pā́patīti).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πῑ́πτω • (pī́ptō)

  1. to fall, throw oneself down

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: πέφτω (péfto)

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.