πετάννυμι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πεταννύω (petannúō)
  • πετάω (petáō) Koine
  • πίτνημι (pítnēmi) Poetic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-. Cognates include Albanian petë, Old English fæþm (English fathom), Latin pateō, patulus, and possibly pandō; and Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬀 (paθana).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πετᾰ́ννῡμῐ • (petánnūmi)

  1. to spread out, open
  2. (passive voice, mostly perfect) to be spread out on all sides, to be scattered, dispersed

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