See also: ίπταμαι

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

 

Verb edit

ἵπταμαι (híptamai)

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

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Greek: ίπταμαι (íptamai)

Further reading edit