θῆλυς

Etymology
All the senses relating to 'female' are related to θηλή, breast, nipple, from, to suck. Cognates include 🇨🇬,, ; 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬; and 🇨🇬. The sense 'abundant' is related to θάλλω, to flourish.

Adjective

 * 1) female
 * 2) of or belonging to women, womanly, feminine
 * 3) soft, gentle
 * 4) tender, delicate
 * 5) female
 * 6)  feminine
 * 7)  even
 * 8)  negative or feminine sign
 * 9) abundant
 * 1) female
 * 2)  feminine
 * 3)  even
 * 4)  negative or feminine sign
 * 5) abundant
 * 1)  even
 * 2)  negative or feminine sign
 * 3) abundant
 * 1)  negative or feminine sign
 * 2) abundant
 * 1) abundant

Inflection
This is one of the two non-compounded adjectives in -ύς, -εῖα, -ύ, along with, that have a recessive accent. See also,.