τίτθη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suck). Compare τῐτθός (tĭtthós, breast), θῆλῠς (thêlŭs, female), θηλή (thēlḗ, teat) and τῐθήνη (tĭthḗnē, wet nurse).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τῐ́τθη • (tĭ́tthēf (genitive τῐ́τθης); first declension

  1. nurse, wet nurse
    Synonyms: τιθήνη (tithḗnē), τροφός (trophós)

Declension

Derived terms

  • τῐτθείᾱ (tĭttheíā)
  • τῐτθεύειν (tĭttheúein)
  • τῐτθευτῐκός (tĭttheutĭkós)
  • τῐτθεύτρῐᾰ (tĭttheútrĭă)
  • τῐτθεύω (tĭttheúō)
  • τῐτθῐ́ζω (tĭtthĭ́zō)
  • τῐτθῐσμός (tĭtthĭsmós)
  • ᾰ̓πότῐτθος (ăpótĭtthos)
  • ἐπῐστηθῐ́δῐος (epĭstēthĭ́dĭos)
  • ἐπιτίτθιος (epitítthios)
  • ὁμότῐτθος (homótĭtthos)
  • ὀρθοτῐ́τθῐος (orthotĭ́tthĭos)
  • τῐτθῐ́δῐον (tĭtthĭ́dĭon)
  • τῐτθῐ́ον (tĭtthĭ́on)
  • τῐτθολᾰβέω (tĭttholăbéō)
  • τῐτθολᾰβῶ (tĭttholăbô)
  • τῐτθός (tĭtthós)
  • τῐττῐ́ο (tĭttĭ́o)
  • τῐττῐ́ον (tĭttĭ́on)
  • ῠ̔ποτῐ́θῐος (hŭpotĭ́thĭos)
  • ῠ̔ποτῐτθῐ́δῐος (hŭpotĭtthĭ́dĭos)
  • ῠ̔ποτῐτθῐκόν (hŭpotĭtthĭkón)
  • ῠ̔ποτῐ́τθῐος (hŭpotĭ́tthĭos)
  • ῠ̔πότῐτθος (hŭpótĭtthos)

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