pateō
pateō
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-.
Cognate with pandō, Oscan patensíns (“they opened”), Ancient Greek πετάννυμι (petánnumi, “to spread out, to spread wide”) (< *peth₂-néu-) and πίτνημι (pítnēmi, “to spread out”) (< *pt-ne-h₂-), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬀 (paθana, “broad”), Old English fæþm (whence Englishfathom).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpa.te.oː/, [ˈpät̪eoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpa.te.o/, [ˈpäːt̪eo]
Verb
pateō (present infinitive patēre, perfect active patuī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to be open, accessible, attainable [ quotations ▼] [ synonym ▲]
- Synonym: patesco
- to be exposed, vulnerable
- to increase or extend (said of frontiers or land) [ quotations ▼]
- To be clear, evident