thith

See also: þið

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • thëthij (dialectal)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *tsitsa, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱik- (compare Serbo-Croatian sisa ‘teat, tit’, Irish cíoch ‘breast’). Related to thithkë.

Pronunciation

Verb

thith (first-person singular past tense thitha, participle thithur)

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

Derived terms

  • thithës, thithje, thind, thimth
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