-πετής

See also: -πέτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • -πέτης (-pétēs)

Etymology

From πετᾰ́ννῡμῐ (petánnūmi, “I fly, spread out”).

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
Third declension of -πετής; -πετές (contracted, Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative -πετής
-petḗs		 -πετές
-petés		 -πετεῖ
-peteî		 -πετεῖ
-peteî		 -πετεῖς
-peteîs		 -πετῆ
-petê
Genitive -πετοῦς
-petoûs		 -πετοῦς
-petoûs		 -πετοῖν
-petoîn		 -πετοῖν
-petoîn		 -πετῶν
-petôn		 -πετῶν
-petôn
Dative -πετεῖ
-peteî		 -πετεῖ
-peteî		 -πετοῖν
-petoîn		 -πετοῖν
-petoîn		 -πετέσῐ / -πετέσῐν
-petési(n)		 -πετέσῐ / -πετέσῐν
-petési(n)
Accusative -πετῆ
-petê		 -πετές
-petés		 -πετεῖ
-peteî		 -πετεῖ
-peteî		 -πετεῖς
-peteîs		 -πετῆ
-petê
Vocative -πετές
-petés		 -πετές
-petés		 -πετεῖ
-peteî		 -πετεῖ
-peteî		 -πετεῖς
-peteîs		 -πετῆ
-petê
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
-πετῶς
-petôs		 -πετέστερος
-petésteros		 -πετέστᾰτος
-petéstatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
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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 [2]

See also

Descendants

Greek: -πετής (-petís)

References
  1. see more -πετής at Greek Dictionary Headword www.perseus.tufts.edu retr:2018.05.18.
  2. see both -πετής and -πέτης 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
declension of -πετής
number 
case / gender 		 singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative -πετής • -πετής • -πετές • -πετείς • -πετείς • -πετή •
genitive -πετούς • -πετούς • -πετούς • -πετών • -πετών • -πετών •
accusative -πετή • -πετή • -πετές • -πετείς • -πετείς • -πετή •
notes vocative masculine as in the accusative (rarely, in some grammars as in the nominative).

For Katharevousa, as in neuter nominative (cf. inflection in Ancient Greek).

Derived terms
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See also
  • -πέτης (-pétis)
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