πταίω

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Greek

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *p(y)eh₂w- (“to strike, hit”), and cognate with Latin paviō (“to beat, strike”), Lithuanian pjáuti (“to reap, cut”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpte.o/
  • Hyphenation: πταί‧ω

Verb

πταίω • (ptaío)

  1. to nudge
  2. to crash into
  3. to stumble
  4. to err
  5. to have bad luck
  6. (dated, katharevousa, archaic) Alternative form of φταίω (ftaío), as in the expression
    τις πταίει; (tis ptaíei?, “who's to blame?”) (article in 1874 by politician Charilaos Trikoupis)

Conjugation

  • Usually in present tense, in 3rd person πταίει (ptaíei) as in the conjugation of the ancient πταίω (ptaíō)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πταίω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1245-6
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