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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ, “Pytho, Delphi”) + -ῐος (-ios, feminine adjectival suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pyː.tʰí.aː/ → /pyˈθi.a/ → /piˈθi.a/
Noun
Πῡθῐ́ᾱ • (Pūthíā) f (genitive Πῡθῐ́ᾱς); first declension
- Pythia: priestess of Apollo at Delphi, who uttered prophetic oracles
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