Beekes is hesitant to espouse any derivation (even the usual Pre-Greek) and leaves the origin open. Traditionally taken as a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *peyH-, which is also the source of Latin pīnus (“pine”) and Sanskrit पीतुदारु (pītudāru, “kind of tree”). Compare also Albanian pishë.
πίτῠς • (pítus) f (genitive πίτῠος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ πῐ́τῠς hē pítus |
τὼ πῐ́τῠε tṑ pítue |
αἱ πῐ́τῠες hai pítues | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς πῐ́τῠος tês pítuos |
τοῖν πῐτῠ́οιν toîn pitúoin |
τῶν πῐτῠ́ων tôn pitúōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ πῐ́τῠῐ̈ / πῐ́τυι têi pítuï / pítui |
τοῖν πῐτῠ́οιν toîn pitúoin |
ταῖς πῐ́τῠσῐ / πῐ́τῠσῐν taîs pítusi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν πῐ́τῠν tḕn pítun |
τὼ πῐ́τῠε tṑ pítue |
τᾱ̀ς πῐ́τῡς / πῐ́τῠᾰς tā̀s pítūs / pítuas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | πῐ́τῠ pítu |
πῐ́τῠε pítue |
πῐ́τῠες pítues | ||||||||||
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