μύτη
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μύτις (mútis, “snout”). Displaced earlier Ancient Greek ῥίς (rhís).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmiti/
- Hyphenation: μύ‧τη
Noun
μύτη • (mýti) f (plural μύτες)
- (anatomy) nose
- point, pencil lead
- toe (of shoe)
- sense of smell
Declension
declension of μύτη
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μύτη • | μύτες • |
| genitive | μύτης • | μυτών • |
| accusative | μύτη • | μύτες • |
| vocative | μύτη • | μύτες • |
Derived terms
- μυτάρα f (mytára) (augmentative)
- μυτάκι n (mytáki) (diminutive)
- μυτίτσα f (mytítsa) (diminutive)
- μυτούλα f (mytoúla) (diminutive)
- μυταράς m (mytarás, “bignose”)
- μυτερός (myterós, “pointed”)
- μυταρού f (mytaroú, “bignose”)
See also
- ρουθούνι n (routhoúni, “nostril”)
Further reading
- μύτη in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
