σητόδοκις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly related to σής (sḗs, moth, clothes-moth) and δόκη (dókē, appearance, seeming), but the formation is obscure.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σητόδοκῐς • (sētódokĭsf (genitive σητοδόκῐδος); third declension

  1. butterfly
    • Hesychius, σ 543:
      σητοδόκῐδες· ψῡχαί, ἢ πτηνᾰ̀ ζῷᾰ
      sētodókĭdes; psūkhaí, ḕ ptēnằ zōîă
      butterflies: souls, or winged animals

Inflection

References

  • Hesychius of Alexandria, *Lexicon*, sigma 543.