θυία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably related to θύον (thúon, cypress-pine). The two words could be derived from θύω (thúō, to burn) but this is not clear. Possibly from θύω (thúō, I sacrifice).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θυίᾱ • (thuíā) f (genitive θυίᾱς); first declension

  1. stinking juniper (Juniperus foetidissima)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Translingual: Thuja

References

  1. Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

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