"μίνθος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See μίνθος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mín.tʰos/, /ˈmin.θos/, /ˈmin.θos/, /mín.tʰos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈmin.tʰos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈmin.θos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈmin.θos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈmin.θos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Formation like ὄνθος (ónthos, “dung of animals”), σπέλεθος (spélethos, “dung, ordure”) and σπύραθος (spúrathos, “droppings of goats and sheep”). According to Beekes, probably from Pre-Greek. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|μῐ́νθος|μῐ́νθου|m|second}} μῐ́νθος • (mínthos) m (genitive μῐ́νθου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μῐ́νθος|ου|form=M}} Forms: μῐ́νθος [canonical], mínthos [romanization], μῐ́νθου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ μῐ́νθος [nominative, singular], τὼ μῐ́νθω [dual, nominative], οἱ μῐ́νθοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ μῐ́νθου [genitive, singular], τοῖν μῐ́νθοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν μῐ́νθων [genitive, plural], τῷ μῐ́νθῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν μῐ́νθοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς μῐ́νθοις [dative, plural], τὸν μῐ́νθον [accusative, singular], τὼ μῐ́νθω [accusative, dual], τοὺς μῐ́νθους [accusative, plural], μῐ́νθε [singular, vocative], μῐ́νθω [dual, vocative], μῐ́νθοι [plural, vocative]
  1. shit, especially of humans Categories (topical): Feces Derived forms: μῐνθόω (minthóō)
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