θηλή: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἡ, (θῆσαι) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[teat]], [[nipple]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Cyc.</span>56</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Epid.</span>5.101</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl. <span class="title">Cra.</span>414a</span>; τῶν μαστῶν ἡ θ., δι' ἧς… τὸ γάλα διηθεῖται <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>493a13</span>; of animals, ib.<span class="bibl">500a24</span>; <b class="b3">θ. πεφιλοτεχνημέναι</b> dumb [[teats]], <span class="bibl">Sor.1.115</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[head]] of a pole, κοντοὶ σὺν θηλαῖς σιδηραῖς <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PLond.</span>3.1164h9</span> (iii A.D.).</span>

|etymtx=Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: [[motherbreast]], [[nipple]] (IA).<br />Compounds: As 2. member e. g. in <b class="b3">ἄ-</b>, <b class="b3">εὔ-</b>, <b class="b3">νεό-θηλος</b> (<b class="b3">-θηλής</b>).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">θηλώ τροφός</b>, [[τήθη]] (H., Plu.). - Denomin. verb [[θηλάζω]] [[suckle]], [[suck]] (IA Dor.) with [[θήλασμα]], [[θηλασμός]] <b class="b2">suck(l)ing</b> (Plu., pap.), [[θηλάστρια]] <b class="b2">(wet-)nurse</b> (S., Com.); also [[θηλαμών]] <b class="b2">id.</b> (Sophr., Thespis), prob. to <b class="b3">θηλά-σαι</b> after <b class="b3">τελά-σαι</b>: <b class="b3">τελα-μών</b> a. o.; here <b class="b3">θηλαμινοῦ νεογνοῦ</b>; <b class="b3">θήλαντο ἐθήλασαν</b> H. (correct?); cf. Bechtel Dial. 1, 361. Uncertain [[θηλονή]] [[wet-nurse]] (Plu. 2, 278d).<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [241] <b class="b2">*dʰeh₁-</b> <b class="b2">suck(le)</b><br />Etymology: With [[θηλή]] agrees <b class="b2">*fēla</b>, seen in Lat. [[fēlāre]] [[suckle]] which must be [[motherbreat]], IE <b class="b2">*dhēlā</b>. From some such basis Latv. <b class="b2">dę̂ls</b> [[sun]], prop. "suckling", Lat. [[fīlius]] <b class="b2">id.</b> < <b class="b2">*fēlios</b>, Umbr. [[sif feliuf]] [[sues lactantes]] (sucking or [[suckling]]?, s. Benveniste BSL 45, 82f.), Lith. <b class="b2">dėlė̃</b> [[leech]]; with diff. ablaut Latv. [[dīle]] [[sucking calf]] (IE <b class="b2">*dhī-l-</b>), MIr. [[del]] [[nipple]], Germ., e. g. OHG [[tila]] f. [[female breast]] (IE <b class="b2">*dhi-l-</b>); unclear is Arm. [[dayl]], [[dal]] [[Biestmilch]]; Hübschmann Armen. Gr. 1, 437, Pedersen KZ 39, 406); on Lat. [[fēlīx]] [[fertile]] s. W.-Hofmann s. v. (also Nachträge). Cf.on [[θῆλυς]] and [[θῆσθαι]].

|ftr='''θηλή''': {thēlḗ}<br />'''Grammar''': f.<br />'''Meaning''': [[Mutterbrust]], [[Zitze]] (ion. att.).<br />'''Composita''': Als Hinterglied z. B. in ἄ-, εὔ-, [[νεόθηλος]] (-θηλής).<br />'''Derivative''': Davon [[θηλώ]]· [[τροφός]], [[τήθη]] (H., Plu.). — Denominatives Verb [[θηλάζω]] [[säugen]], [[saugen]] (ion. att. dor.) mit [[θήλασμα]], [[θηλασμός]] [[das Säugen]], [[Saugen]] (Plu., Pap.), [[θηλάστρια]] [[Amme]] (S., Kom.); auch [[θηλαμών]] ib. (Sophr., Thespis u. a.), wohl zu θηλάσαι nach τελάσαι: [[τελαμών]] u. a.; dazu θηλαμινοῦ· νεογνοῦ, θήλαντο· ἐθήλασαν H. (richtig?); vgl. Bechtel Dial. 1, 361. Unsicher [[θηλονή]] [[Amme]] (Plu. 2, 278d).<br />'''Etymology''': Zu [[θηλή]] stimmt das aus lat. ''fēlāre'' [[saugen]] zu erschließende *''fēla'' [[Mutterbrust]], idg. *''dhēlā''. Aus demselben oder einem ähnlichen Grundwort stammen noch lett. ''dę̂ls'' [[Sohn]], eig. "Säugling", lat. ''fīlius'' ib. < *''fēlios'', umbr. ''sif'' ''feliuf'' [[sues lactantes]] ([[saugende]] oder [[säugende]]?, s. Benveniste BSL 45, 82f.), lit. ''dėlė̃'' [[Blutegel]] u. a.; dazu mit anderem Ablaut lett. ''dīle'' [[saugendes Kalb]] (idg. *''dhī''-''l''-), mir. ''del'' [[Zitze]], germ., z. B. ahd. ''tila'' f. [[weibliche Brust]] (idg. *''dhĭ''-''l''-) u. a. m.; mehrdeutig ist arm. ''dayl'', ''dal'' [[Biestmilch]] (''dhəi''-''li''-?; Hübschmann Armen. Gr. 1, 437, Pedersen KZ 39, 406); zu lat. ''fēlīx'' [[fruchtbar]] s. W.-Hofmann s. v. (auch Nachträge). Vgl. zu [[θῆλυς]] und [[θῆσθαι]].<br />'''Page''' 1,670-671