μέθη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μέθυ (méthu, wine).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μέθη (méthēf (genitive μέθης); third declension

  1. strong drink; heavy drinking
  2. drunkenness
  3. (figuratively) intoxication

Inflection

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu, wine).

Noun

μέθη (méthif (uncountable)

  1. drunkenness
    Synonym: μεθύσι (methýsi)

Declension

Related terms

  • see: μεθώ (methó, to get drunk)