Kalén assumes earlier *θή-θυον (*thḗ-thuon) and connects the word with θῆσθαι (thêsthai) (which is from the root of θάω (tháō, “to suck”)) and with θύλακος (thúlakos, “sack”). This explanation is nonsensical and typical of older Greek etymologies. According to Beekes, it is more probably a Pre-Greek word, given the variation υ/ε.
τήθῠον • (tḗthuon) n (genitive τηθῠ́ου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | τὸ τήθῠον tò tḗthuon |
τὼ τηθῠ́ω tṑ tēthúō |
τᾰ̀ τήθῠᾰ tà tḗthua | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ τηθῠ́ου toû tēthúou |
τοῖν τηθῠ́οιν toîn tēthúoin |
τῶν τηθῠ́ων tôn tēthúōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ τηθῠ́ῳ tôi tēthúōi |
τοῖν τηθῠ́οιν toîn tēthúoin |
τοῖς τηθῠ́οις toîs tēthúois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸ τήθῠον tò tḗthuon |
τὼ τηθῠ́ω tṑ tēthúō |
τᾰ̀ τήθῠᾰ tà tḗthua | ||||||||||
Vocative | τήθῠον tḗthuon |
τηθῠ́ω tēthúō |
τήθῠᾰ tḗthua | ||||||||||
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