-πετής

See also: -πέτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • -πέτης (-pétēs)

Etymology

From πίπτω (píptō, to fall), from πέτομαι (pétomai, to fly) and from πετᾰ́ννῡμῐ (petánnūmi, to spread), all from Proto-Indo-European *pet-; stem πετ- + -ής (-ḗs).

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-πετής • (-petḗs) m or f (neuter -πετές); third declension

  1. Forms adjectives: one who falls from, where, or in the way the first combining form denotes

Inflection

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -πετής

Examples:

  • ἀεροπετής (aeropetḗs, fallen from the sky)
  • διαπετής (diapetḗs, unfolded, open)
  • δῐῑπετής (diīpetḗs, fallen from Zeus, hovering in air)
  • Διοπετής (Diopetḗs, that fell from Zeus)
  • δορῐπετής (doripetḗs, fallen by the spear)
  • εὐπετής (eupetḗs, falling well)
  • γηπετής (gēpetḗs, fallen to earth)
  • γονῠπετής (gonupetḗs, on bended knees)
  • κλῑνοπετής (klīnopetḗs, bed-ridden)
  • οὐρᾰνοπετής (ouranopetḗs, fallen from heaven)
  • πᾰλιμπετής (palimpetḗs, falling back again, recurrent)
  • περιπετής (peripetḗs, falling round)
  • προπετής (propetḗs, falling forward; headlong, reckless)
  • ῠ̔περπετής (huperpetḗs, flying over, high-flying)
  • ὑψῐπετής (hupsipetḗs, lofty, fallen from heaven)
  • χᾰμαιπετής (khamaipetḗs, falling to the ground, grovelling)
  • see more -πετής [1]
  • see both -πετής and -πέτης (-pétēs) [2]

Descendants

Greek: -πετής (-petís)

See also

References

  1. see more -πετής at Greek Dictionary Headword www.perseus.tufts.edu retr:2018.05.18.
  2. see both -πετής and -πέτης (-pétēs) at Greek Dictionary Headword www.perseus.tufts.edu retr:2018.05.18.

Greek

Alternative forms

  • -πέτης (-pétis)

Etymology

In ancient words suffixed with Ancient Greek -πετής (-petḗs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈtis/
  • Hyphenation: -πε‧τής

Suffix

-πετής • (-petís) (feminine -πετής, neuter -πετές)

  1. falling or flying at where the first combining form denotes; also used figuratively
    γόνυ (góny, knee) + -πετής (-petís)γονυπετής (gonypetís, on bended knees) from γονῠπετής
    υψι- (ypsi-, high) + -πετής (-petís)υψιπετής (ypsipetís, of high aspirations) from ὑψῐπετής

Declension

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -πετής

See also

  • -πέτης (-pétis)
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