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patanti

patati

pr 3rd pl of patati (verb)

1. falls; lands (on)
2. jumps (off); lit. falls
3. falls (off); falls (from)
4. gathers; wanders for

Built from

• pat — root · fall, fly
  The root √pat carries the image of sudden downward motion or opening; appears in Sanskrit patati with the same sense. Cognate with Latin patēre (lie open) and English pat.
• a — ending · present stem
  Thematic vowel that marks the verb as belonging to the first conjugation class (a-verbs), forming the present stem patā-.
• nti — ending · 3rd person plural present
  Personal and number ending that marks third person plural present indicative: they/these fall.

Etymology. Root √pat (fall, fly) appears in Sanskrit patati and is cognate with Latin patēre (lie open, be exposed) and English pat (light strike); the core image is motion downward or sudden opening.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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