πετεινός

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word πετεινός. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word πετεινός, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say πετεινός in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word πετεινός you have here. The definition of the word πετεινός will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofπετεινός, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πετεινός (peteinósm (feminine πετεινή, neuter πετεινόν); first/second declension

  1. fully fledged; able to fly

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: πετεινός (peteinós)

Further reading

Greek

Greek Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia el

Etymology

Inherited 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 (peteinósm (plural πετεινοί)

  1. (poetic, uncommon) cock, rooster

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading