-πετής

• -πέτης (-pétēs)

From πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”), from πέτομαι (pétomai, “to fly”) and from πετᾰ́ννῡμῐ (petắnnūmĭ, “to spread”), all from Proto-Indo-European *pet-; stem πετ- + -ής (-ḗs).

-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

Examples:

• ἀεροπετής (aeropetḗs, “fallen from the sky”)
• διαπετής (diapetḗs, “unfolded, open”)
• δῐῑπετής (dĭīpetḗs, “fallen from Zeus, hovering in air”)
• Διοπετής (Diopetḗs, “that fell from Zeus”)
• δορῐπετής (dorĭpetḗs, “fallen by the spear”)
• εὐπετής (eupetḗs, “falling well”)
• γηπετής (gēpetḗs, “fallen to earth”)
• γονῠπετής (gonŭpetḗs, “on bended knees”)
• κλῑνοπετής (klīnopetḗs, “bed-ridden”)
• οὐρᾰνοπετής (ourănopetḗs, “fallen from heaven”)
• πᾰλιμπετής (pălimpetḗs, “falling back again, recurrent”)
• περιπετής (peripetḗs, “falling round”)
• προπετής (propetḗs, “falling forward; headlong, reckless”)
• ῠ̔περπετής (hŭperpetḗs, “flying over, high-flying”)
• ὑψῐπετής (hupsĭpetḗs, “lofty, fallen from heaven”)
• χᾰμαιπετής (khămaipetḗs, “falling to the ground, grovelling”)
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Greek: -πετής (-petís)

• πετάω (petáō)

• -πέτης (-pétis)

In ancient words suffixed with Ancient Greek -πετής (-petḗs).

• IPA^(key): /peˈtis/
• Hyphenation: -πε‧τής

-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

• -πέτης (-pétis)