- θῆλυς
- θῆλυςGrammatical information: adj. (also f., cf. Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 252)Meaning: `female', also metaph. (Il.).Other forms: -εια, -υCompounds: Compp., e. g. θηλυ-γενής, μιξό-θηλυς.Derivatives: θηλυδρίας `woman-like man' (Hdt., Arist.), from *θηλύδριον (Schwyzer 471 n. 8, Chantraine Formation 72); θηλυκός `womanly, womanish' (Arist., hell.; vgl. Chantraine Ét. sur le vocab. gr. 165), θηλώδης `womanish' (Ar.), θηλῶτις f. `id.' (Prisc.); θηλύτης `womanhood' (Arist.); denomin. verb θηλύνω `make womanly' (Ion. hell.). On comparative θηλύτερος Benveniste Noms d'agent 117f.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [241] *dʰeh₁- `suck(le)Etymology: With θῆλυς agrees formally, except for the accent, Skt. dhārú- `suckling', if from IE *dʰeh₁lu-. dhārú- prob. directly from the verb `suck' (s. θῆσθαι) with suffix ru- or lu- (Wackernagel-Debrunner 2 : 2, 860); ("who know to suck "; Pedersen REIE 1, 197; Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 173, Chantraine Formation 253) or from an intermediate nominal l-stem . - Acc. to Duchesne-Guillemin here also Toch. B tlai `woman'.Page in Frisk: 1,671
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