τυτώ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic, rendering the cry of the owl. See also Latin tutubō (to cry (of an owl)) and Lithuanian tutúoti (first flute, pipe). Similarly in Greek τοῦτις (toûtis, blackbird) and ταύτασος (taútasos, kind of bird).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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τυτώ (tutṓf (genitive τυτοῦς); third declension

  1. kind of owl, possibly the barn owl

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: τυτώ (tytó)
  • Translingual: Tyto

Further reading

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