πατάσσω

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 25 August 2013

Etymology

Possibly, from the same Pre-Greek root of πάταγος (pátagos, clatter, crash).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πᾰτάσσω • (patássō)

  1. to knock, beat
  2. (with accusative) to strike
    1. to slaughter, kill
    2. to afflict
    3. (figuratively)

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ἀμφῐπᾰτάσσω (amphipatássō)
  • ἀντῐπᾰτάσσω (antipatássō)
  • ἀνᾰπᾰτάσσω (anapatássō)
  • ἐκπᾰτάσσω (ekpatássō)
  • σῠμπᾰτάσσω (sumpatássō)

Descendants

  • Albanian: pataks Calabria
  • Greek: πατάσσω (patásso)

Further reading

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