μίτος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (to bind), like μίτρα (mítra).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μίτος (mítosm (genitive μίτου); second declension

  1. thread of the warp
  2. thread of destiny
  3. string of a lyre

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Classical Syriac: ܡܕܣܐ (medsā, madsā), ܡܬܣܐ (metsā, matsā)

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