μίτος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (to bind), like μίτρα (mítra).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μίτος (mítosm (genitive μίτου); second declension

  1. thread of the warp
  2. thread of destiny
  3. string of a lyre

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Classical Syriac: ܡܕܣܐ (medsā, madsā), ܡܬܣܐ (metsā, matsā)

Further reading

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