ἤθησις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From aorist stem ἤθησᾰ (I sifted, ἤθη(σᾰ)) of verb ἠθέω (ēthéō, I sift) / ἠθῶ c + -σῐς This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἤθησῐς (ḗthēsis) f (genitive ἠθήσεως); third declension

  1. riddling (IG IV.1485.124) (Epidaurus)

Usage notes

Declension

  • ἤθημᾰ n (ḗthēma, that which is sifted, stained)
  • and related terms at ἠθέω

See also

  • διήθησῐς f (diḗthēsis) (Koine)
  • ἡθμός m (hēthmós, strainer, colander)

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