θηλή

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-léh₁-, from *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θηλή • (thēlḗ) f (genitive θηλῆς); first declension

  1. a teat, a nipple
  2. the head of a pole
    • PLond. 3.1164h.9

Declension

First declension of ἡ θηλή; τῆς θηλῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ θηλή
hē thēlḗ 		τὼ θηλᾱ́
tṑ thēlā́ 		αἱ θηλαί
hai thēlaí
Genitive τῆς θηλῆς
tês thēlês 		τοῖν θηλαῖν
toîn thēlaîn 		τῶν θηλῶν
tôn thēlôn
Dative τῇ θηλῇ
têi thēlêi 		τοῖν θηλαῖν
toîn thēlaîn 		ταῖς θηλαῖς
taîs thēlaîs
Accusative τὴν θηλήν
tḕn thēlḗn 		τὼ θηλᾱ́
tṑ thēlā́ 		τᾱ̀ς θηλᾱ́ς
tā̀s thēlā́s
Vocative θηλή
thēlḗ 		θηλᾱ́
thēlā́ 		θηλαί
thēlaí
Notes:

Descendants

  • Greek: θηλή (thilí)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “θηλή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 546

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: θη‧λή

Noun

θηλή • (thilí) f (plural θηλές)

  1. (anatomy) nipple, teat

Declension

Declension of θηλή
singular plural
nominative θηλή (thilí) θηλές (thilés)
genitive θηλής (thilís) θηλών (thilón)
accusative θηλή (thilí) θηλές (thilés)
vocative θηλή (thilí) θηλές (thilés)

Synonyms

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