ἀετός

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See also: αετός and Αετός

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᾱ̓ετός (āetósm (genitive ᾱ̓ετοῦ); second declension

  1. eagle
  2. (astronomy) the constellation Aquila
  3. omen
  4. gable

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  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

Further reading

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