πέτηλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-. Compare πετάννῡμι (petánnūmi, to spread out), πέτασος (pétasos, broad-rimmed hat) and πέταλον (pétalon, petal).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πέτηλος • (pétēlos) m (feminine πετήλη, neuter πέτηλον); first/second declension

  1. outspread, stretched
  2. having the horns spread out

Inflection

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