ἵπταμαι

See also: ίπταμαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived by metathesis from πέταμαι (pétamai), from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti (to fly) from the root *peth₂- (literally to spread one’s wings). Cognates Old English feþer (English feather), Latin petō, Russian перо́ (peró), Sanskrit पतति (pátati), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬙𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (pataiti), Old Armenian թիռ (tʻiṙ).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἵπταμαι • (híptamai)

  1. Koine form of πέτομαι (pétomai, to fly)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Greek: ίπταμαι (íptamai)

Further reading

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