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|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: [[moth]], [[mite]] (Pi a. o.).<br />Other forms: Gen. pl. <b class="b3">σέων</b> (Ar. Lys. 730 a. o.), acc. <b class="b3">σέας</b> (Luc. Ind. 1), nom. <b class="b3">σέες</b>, gen. sg. <b class="b3">σεός</b> (gramm.); later <b class="b3">σητός</b>, <b class="b3">σῆτες</b>, <b class="b3">σητῶν</b> (Arist. etc.)<br />Compounds: <b class="b3">σητό-βρωτος</b> <b class="b2">eaten away by moths</b> (LXX, NT).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">σητάω</b> <b class="b2">to eat away, to gnaw</b>, in <b class="b3">σητώμενα βιβρωσκόμενα</b> (Suid.).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: The younger forms <b class="b3">σητός</b> etc. like <b class="b3">θής</b>, <b class="b3">θητός</b> a. o.; older <b class="b3">σέων</b> (to which <b class="b3">σέας</b>, <b class="b3">σέες</b>) after the type <b class="b3">σαφής</b>, <b class="b3">-έων</b>; <b class="b3">σεός</b> with acc. after the monosyllables. -- Several doubtful attempts at explanation: to <b class="b3">ψῆν</b> (Prellwitz with ?); from <b class="b3">*τι̯ης</b> or <b class="b3">*τϜη</b>[ι̯]<b class="b3">ς</b> to Lat. [[tinea]] or <b class="b3">σίνομαι</b> etc. (lit. in Bq, WP. 1, 702 and W.-Hofmann s. [[tinea]] and [[tābēs]]). The similarity with Hebr. [[sās]] [[moth]], Acc. [[sasu]] a.o. (Lewy Fremdw. 16f., Scheftelowitz BB 28, 289), Arm. <b class="b2">c'ec</b> [[mite]] (Vegt NTS 9, 334) may be accidental; s. E. Masson Recherches 93f.

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