τιτθός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suck). Compare τίτθη (títthē, wet nurse), θῆλυς (thêlus, female), θηλή (thēlḗ, teat), θεῖος (theîos, uncle), τήθη (tḗthē, grandmother) and τιθήνη (tithḗnē, wet nurse).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τῐτθός • (titthós) m (genitive τῐτθοῦ); second declension

  1. (anatomy) breast, especially a woman's breast
    Synonym: μᾰστός (mastós)
  2. (in the plural) animal's teat
  3. nurser, rearer

Inflection

Derived terms

  • τῐτθολᾰβέω (tittholabéō)
  • τῐτθῐ́δῐον (titthídion)
  • τῐτθῐ́ον (titthíon)

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