θύον

See also: θῦον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

It has been suggested that it is a primary derivative of θύω (thúō, to smoke). It is clearly connected to θυία (thuía, stinking juniper); however, the relation of these forms is not clear. It does not seem very probable that two distinct trees had nearly identical names.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θῠ́ον • (thúon) n (genitive θῠ́ου); second declension

  1. sandarac (Tetraclinis articulata)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • θυῖον (thuîon)

Further reading

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