πλανήτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πλᾰνᾱ́τᾱς (planā́tās) Doric

Etymology

πλανάω (planáō, to wander) + -της (-tēs, masculine agent noun suffix)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πλᾰνήτης • (planḗtēs) m (genitive πλᾰνήτου); first declension

  1. wanderer, vagabond
  2. (astronomy) planet
  3. (medicine) a fever that comes in irregular fits

Inflection

Synonyms

  • πλᾰ́νης (plánēs)
  • (planet): πλᾰ́νης ᾰ̓στήρ (plánēs astḗr)

Descendants

From an ellipsis of πλᾰνήτης ᾰ̓στήρ (planḗtēs astḗr, wandering star)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

Noun

πλανήτης • (planítis) m (plural πλανήτες)

  1. (astronomy) planet

Declension

See also

Further reading

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