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proper noun · femininethird declension

Tēthȳs

Tēthȳs f sg (genitive Tēthyos)
Classical[ˈteː.tʰyːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.tis]

Meaning

  1. GreekTethys (personification of fertile waters, she was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and with her brother Oceanus gave birth to all rivers and the Oceanids)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTēthȳs—
genitiveTēthyos—
dativeTēthyī—
accusativeTēthyn—
ablativeTēthye—
vocativeTēthȳs
Tēthȳ		—

Tēthys, ўos, f., = Τηθύς,
I. a sea-goddess, wife of Oceanus, and mother of the seanymphs and river - gods; acc. Tethyn, Ov. F. 5, 81: Tethyos neptes, id. ib. 5, 168; Verg. G. 1, 31; Cat. 64, 29; 66, 70.—
II. Transf., the sea, Ov. M. 2, 69; 2, 509; Luc. 1, 413; Sil. 3, 60; Mart. Spect. 3, 6; Sen. Herc. Fur. 886.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús).

Descendants
  • EnglishTethys
  • FrenchTéthys

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyTethysTethys (Τηθύς), a daughter of Uranus and Gaea, and wife of Oceanus, by whom she was con ceived to be the mother of the Oceanides and the numerous rive…

Quick answers

What does Tēthȳs mean in Latin?
Tēthȳs, a proper noun, means “Tethys (personification of fertile waters, she was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and with her brother Oceanus gave birth to all rivers and the Oceanids)”.
What is the genitive of Tēthȳs?
The genitive singular is Tēthyos. Tēthȳs is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Tēthȳs?
In classical Latin, [ˈteː.tʰyːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛː.tis].