Maybe from an original color term, found also in τευθίς (teuthís, “squid”) and τεύκριον (teúkrion, “tree germander”) or from Pre-Greek.
τεύθρῐον • (teúthrĭon) n (genitive τευθρῐ́ου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ τεύθρῐον tò teúthrĭon |
τὼ τευθρῐ́ω tṑ teuthrĭ́ō |
τᾰ̀ τεύθρῐᾰ tằ teúthrĭă | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ τευθρῐ́ου toû teuthrĭ́ou |
τοῖν τευθρῐ́οιν toîn teuthrĭ́oin |
τῶν τευθρῐ́ων tôn teuthrĭ́ōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ τευθρῐ́ῳ tôi teuthrĭ́ōi |
τοῖν τευθρῐ́οιν toîn teuthrĭ́oin |
τοῖς τευθρῐ́οις toîs teuthrĭ́ois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ τεύθρῐον tò teúthrĭon |
τὼ τευθρῐ́ω tṑ teuthrĭ́ō |
τᾰ̀ τεύθρῐᾰ tằ teúthrĭă | ||||||||||
| Vocative | τεύθρῐον teúthrĭon |
τευθρῐ́ω teuthrĭ́ō |
τεύθρῐᾰ teúthrĭă | ||||||||||
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