πέταλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pétalos, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”)/*pet- (“to spread out, extend”), whence Latin pandō and Proto-Germanic *faþmaz (“embrace”) [English fathom].

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pé.ta.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ta.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ta.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ta.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ta.los/

Adjective

πέτᾰλος • (pétălos) m (feminine πετάλη, neuter πέτᾰλον); first/second declension

broad, flat

Declension

First and second declension of πέτᾰλος; πετᾰ́λη; πέτᾰλον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πέτᾰλος pétălos	πετᾰ́λη petắlē	πέτᾰλον pétălon	πετᾰ́λω petắlō	πετᾰ́λᾱ petắlā	πετᾰ́λω petắlō	πέτᾰλοι pétăloi	πέτᾰλαι pétălai	πέτᾰλᾰ pétălă
Genitive	πετᾰ́λου petắlou	πετᾰ́λης petắlēs	πετᾰ́λου petắlou	πετᾰ́λοιν petắloin	πετᾰ́λαιν petắlain	πετᾰ́λοιν petắloin	πετᾰ́λων petắlōn	πετᾰ́λων petắlōn	πετᾰ́λων petắlōn
Dative	πετᾰ́λῳ petắlōi	πετᾰ́λῃ petắlēi	πετᾰ́λῳ petắlōi	πετᾰ́λοιν petắloin	πετᾰ́λαιν petắlain	πετᾰ́λοιν petắloin	πετᾰ́λοις petắlois	πετᾰ́λαις petắlais	πετᾰ́λοις petắlois
Accusative	πέτᾰλον pétălon	πετᾰ́λην petắlēn	πέτᾰλον pétălon	πετᾰ́λω petắlō	πετᾰ́λᾱ petắlā	πετᾰ́λω petắlō	πετᾰ́λους petắlous	πετᾰ́λᾱς petắlās	πέτᾰλᾰ pétălă
Vocative	πέτᾰλε pétăle	πετᾰ́λη petắlē	πέτᾰλον pétălon	πετᾰ́λω petắlō	πετᾰ́λᾱ petắlā	πετᾰ́λω petắlō	πέτᾰλοι pétăloi	πέτᾰλαι pétălai	πέτᾰλᾰ pétălă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	πετᾰ́λως petắlōs			πετᾰλώτερος petălṓteros			πετᾰλώτᾰτος petălṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἐκπέταλος (ekpétalos)

Related terms

πέτᾰλον (pétălon)