τιττυβίζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

An onomatopoeic word, like Sanskrit तित्तिर (tittira, partridge), टिट्टिभ (ṭiṭṭibha, water-hen), Lithuanian titi̇̀lvis (sanderling), τῐτῐ́ζω (tĭtĭ́zō, to chip) and τῑτῐ́ς (tītĭ́s, small chirping bird).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

τῐττῠβῐ́ζω • (tĭttŭbĭ́zō)

  1. (of the common partridge) to cry
  2. (of other birds) to twitter, chirp
    Synonym: τῐτῐ́ζω (tĭtĭ́zō)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀμφῐτῐττῠβῐ́ζω (amphĭtĭttŭbĭ́zō)

Descendants

  • > Greek: τιτιβίζω (titivízo) (inherited)

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