thely-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek θηλυ-.

Etymology: < ancient Greek θηλυ-, combining form (in e.g. θηλυτόκος) of θῆλυς female, ultimately < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit dhā- to suck, drink (3rd singular present indicative dhayati), Gothic daddjan to suckle, Latvian dēls son, classical Latin fēlāre, fēllāre to suck, fīlius son.Recorded in the late 18th cent. in a derivative formed on a post-classical Latin word (thelyphthoric adj.). Independent formations within English are apparently found from the late 19th cent.

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Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to females’, as thelyblast n., thelygenous adj., etc.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	thely-
释义	thely-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek θηλυ-. Etymology: < ancient Greek θηλυ-, combining form (in e.g. θηλυτόκος) of θῆλυς female, ultimately < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit dhā- to suck, drink (3rd singular present indicative dhayati), Gothic daddjan to suckle, Latvian dēls son, classical Latin fēlāre, fēllāre to suck, fīlius son.Recorded in the late 18th cent. in a derivative formed on a post-classical Latin word (thelyphthoric adj.). Independent formations within English are apparently found from the late 19th cent. Biology. Categories » Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to females’, as thelyblast n., thelygenous adj., etc. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < comb. form
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