thith

See also: þið

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • thëthijdialectal

Etymology

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

  • (Tosk) IPA(key): /θiθ/

Verb

thith (aorist thitha, participle thithur)

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • 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