στῆθος

See also: στήθος

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

As this word is also Doric and Aeolic, the connection with ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”) must be given up. The similarity to στήνιον (stḗnion), Old Armenian ստին (stin, “breast”) and Sanskrit स्तन (stana, “female breast”) is hardly coincidental. If cognate, the relation between this word and στήνιον (stḗnion) would be like that of Latin plēnus (“full”) to πλῆθος (plêthos, “multitude”).

Pronunciation edit

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /stɛ̂ː.tʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈste̝.tʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsti.θos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsti.θos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsti.θos/

Noun edit

στῆθος • (stêthos) n (genitive στήθεος or στήθους); third declension

breast (of both sexes)
breast as the seat of emotions, feelings
ball of the foot or thumb
(oncology) swelling, tumour
breast-shaped hill or mound

Inflection edit

Third declension of τὸ στῆθος; τοῦ στήθους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ στῆθος tò stêthos	τὼ στήθει tṑ stḗthei	τᾰ̀ στήθη tà stḗthē
Genitive	τοῦ στήθους toû stḗthous	τοῖν στηθοῖν toîn stēthoîn	τῶν στηθῶν tôn stēthôn
Dative	τῷ στήθει tôi stḗthei	τοῖν στηθοῖν toîn stēthoîn	τοῖς στήθεσῐ / στήθεσῐν toîs stḗthesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ στῆθος tò stêthos	τὼ στήθει tṑ stḗthei	τᾰ̀ στήθη tà stḗthē
Vocative	στῆθος stêthos	στήθει stḗthei	στήθη stḗthē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of στῆθος; στήθεος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	στῆθος stêthos	στήθει / στήθεε stḗthei / stḗthee	στήθεᾰ stḗthea
Genitive	στήθεος / στήθευς stḗtheos / stḗtheus	στηθέοιν stēthéoin	στηθέων / στήθεσφι / στήθεσφιν stēthéōn / stḗthesphi(n)
Dative	στήθει / στήθεῐ̈ stḗthei / stḗtheï	στηθέοιν stēthéoin	στήθεσῐ / στήθεσῐν stḗthesi(n)
Accusative	στῆθος stêthos	στήθει / στήθεε stḗthei / stḗthee	στήθεᾰ stḗthea
Vocative	στῆθος stêthos	στήθει / στήθεε stḗthei / stḗthee	στήθεᾰ stḗthea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms edit

μεγαλόστηθος (megalóstēthos)
μικρόστηθος (mikróstēthos)
περιστήθιον (peristḗthion)
προστηθίς (prostēthís)
στηθαῖον (stēthaîon)
στηθάριον (stēthárion)
στήθειος (stḗtheios)
στηθιαῖος (stēthiaîos)
στηθίας (stēthías)
στηθίδιον (stēthídion)
στηθικός (stēthikós)
στηθίν (stēthín)
στηθίον (stēthíon)
στηθιστήρ (stēthistḗr)
στηθόδεσμος (stēthódesmos)
στηθοειδής (stēthoeidḗs)
στηθύνιον (stēthúnion)

Descendants edit

→ English: stetho-
Greek: στήθος (stíthos)