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 (tʿiṙ).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἵπταμαι (híptamai)

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

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Greek: ίπταμαι (íptamai)

Further reading

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