μύτη

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek μύτη (mútē), from Ancient Greek μύτις (mútis, snout). Displaced earlier Ancient Greek ῥίς (rhís).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiti/
  • Hyphenation: μύ‧τη

Noun

μύτη • (mýtif (plural μύτες)

  1. (anatomy) nose
  2. point, pencil lead
  3. toe (of shoe)
  4. sense of smell

Declension

Declension of μύτη
singular plural
nominative μύτη (mýti) μύτες (mýtes)
genitive μύτης (mýtis) μυτών (mytón)
accusative μύτη (mýti) μύτες (mýtes)
vocative μύτη (mýti) μύτες (mýtes)

Derived terms

  • γαλλική μύτη f (gallikí mýti, perfect nose) (colloquial)
  • γαμψή μύτη f (gampsí mýti, nose with a dorsal hump, hook nose) (colloquial)
  • γουρουνίσια μύτη f (gourounísia mýti, upturned nose, pig nose) (colloquial)
  • μυτάκι n (mytáki) (diminutive)
  • μυτάρα f (mytára) (augmentative)
  • μυταράς m (mytarás, bignose)
  • μυταρού f (mytaroú, bignose)
  • μυτερός (myterós, pointed)
  • μυτίτσα f (mytítsa) (diminutive)
  • μυτούλα f (mytoúla) (diminutive)
  • στραβή μύτη f (straví mýti, crooked nose) (colloquial, typically a nose not set properly after breaking)

See also

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