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thith

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See also: þið

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *tsitsa, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱik- (compare Serbo-Croatian sisa (teat, tit), Irish cíoch (breast), Old Armenian ծիծ (cic, breast)) and/or onomatopoeic. Related to thithkë.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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thith (aorist thitha, participle thithur)

  1. to suck
  2. to suck in, inhale
  3. to suck up, absorb
  4. to siphon, drain (liquid)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • thith”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980