τήθη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • τηθή (tēthḗ)

Etymology

Usually derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁dʰ-. Others prefer to connect it with Proto-Slavic *dědъ (“grandfather”), Lithuanian dė̃dė, dė̃dis (“uncle”) and Latvian dȩ̀ds (“old man”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τήθη • (tḗthē) f (genitive τήθης); first declension

  1. grandmother
    Synonym: μᾰ́μμη (mámmē)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἐπῐτήθη (epitḗthē)
  • προτήθη (protḗthē)
  • τηθῐ́ς (tēthís)
  • τηθῐ́ᾱ (tēthíā)

Further reading

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