ἀετός

See also: αετός and Αετός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *aywetós, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewyetós, from *h₂éwis (bird). Cognate with Sanskrit वि (), Latin avis, Old Armenian հաւ (haw).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾱ̓ετός • (āetósm (genitive ᾱ̓ετοῦ); second declension

  1. eagle
  2. (if involving an auspice): omen
  3. gable

Declension

Derived terms

  • Ᾱ̓ετός (Āetós)
  • γρῡπᾱ́ετος (grūpā́etos)

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “αἰετός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 35

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