According to Beekes, of onomatopoeic origin but Furnée links the word with ψίττακος (psíttakos, “parrot”).
σῐ́ττη • (síttē) f (genitive σῐ́ττης); first declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ σῐ́ττη hē síttē |
τὼ σῐ́ττᾱ tṑ síttā |
αἱ σῐ́τται hai síttai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς σῐ́ττης tês síttēs |
τοῖν σῐ́τταιν toîn síttain |
τῶν σῐττῶν tôn sittôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ σῐ́ττῃ têi síttēi |
τοῖν σῐ́τταιν toîn síttain |
ταῖς σῐ́τταις taîs síttais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν σῐ́ττην tḕn síttēn |
τὼ σῐ́ττᾱ tṑ síttā |
τᾱ̀ς σῐ́ττᾱς tā̀s síttās | ||||||||||
Vocative | σῐ́ττη síttē |
σῐ́ττᾱ síttā |
σῐ́τται síttai | ||||||||||
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