στῆθος

See also: στήθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

As this word is also Doric and Aeolic, the connection with ἵστημι (hístēmi, to stand) must be given up. The similarity to στήνιον (stḗnion), Old Armenian ստին (stin, breast) and Sanskrit स्तन (stana, female breast) is hardly coincidental. If cognate, the relation between this word and στήνιον (stḗnion) would be like that of Latin plēnus (full) to πλῆθος (plêthos, multitude).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στῆθος • (stêthos) n (genitive στήθεος or στήθους); third declension

  1. breast (of both sexes)
  2. breast as the seat of emotions, feelings
  3. ball of the foot or thumb
  4. (oncology) swelling, tumour
  5. breast-shaped hill or mound

Inflection

Derived terms

  • μεγαλόστηθος (megalóstēthos)
  • μικρόστηθος (mikróstēthos)
  • περιστήθιον (peristḗthion)
  • προστηθίς (prostēthís)
  • στηθαῖον (stēthaîon)
  • στηθάριον (stēthárion)
  • στήθειος (stḗtheios)
  • στηθιαῖος (stēthiaîos)
  • στηθίας (stēthías)
  • στηθίδιον (stēthídion)
  • στηθικός (stēthikós)
  • στηθίν (stēthín)
  • στηθίον (stēthíon)
  • στηθιστήρ (stēthistḗr)
  • στηθόδεσμος (stēthódesmos)
  • στηθοειδής (stēthoeidḗs)
  • στηθύνιον (stēthúnion)

Descendants

  • English: stetho-
  • Greek: στήθος (stíthos)

Further reading

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