πετεινός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πετηνός (petēnós), πτηνός (ptēnós)
  • πετεηνός (peteēnós), πετεεινός (peteeinós) Epic, poetic

Etymology

From πέτομαι (pétomai, to fly) from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti from the root *peth₂- (literally to spread one’s wings).

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Adjective

πετεινός • (peteinós) m (feminine πετεινή, neuter πετεινόν); first/second declension

  1. fully fledged; able to fly

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Descendants

  • Greek: πετεινός (peteinós)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πετεινός (peteinós) from πέτομαι (pétomai, to fly) from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti from the root *peth₂- (literally to spread one’s wings).

Noun

πετεινός • (peteinós) m (plural πετεινοί)

  1. (poetic, uncommon) cock, rooster

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