τῆθος
τῆθος, an oyster
τῆθος, εος, τό,
- = τήθυον; sg. τῆθος is used by Ath. in citing Arist. Fr. 304; pl. τήθη Nic. Al. 396, Poll. 6.47: for τήθεα v. τήθυον. (τῆθος was perh. a back-formation (originally Ion.) from τήθεα, τηθέων, which were forms of τήθυον, q.v.)
τῆθος, εος-ους (τὸ) huître, Il. 16, 747.
Étym. pré-grec.
τῆθος, εος, τό, die Auster ; τήθεα διφῶν, Il. 16.147 ; vgl. Ath. III.88.
τῆθος
τό.
App., some kind of shell-fish : τήθεα διφῶν Il. 16.747.
τῆθος , εος: oyster, pl. Il. 16.747†.
τῆθος, ος, εος, τό,
- an oyster, τήθεα διφῶν diving for oysters, Il.