Tethys

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UK/ˈtɛθɪs/UK/ˈtiːθɪs/

proper noun

Personification of fertile waters, she was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and with her brother Oceanus gave birth to all rivers and the Oceanids.

OriginLatin Tēthȳs ← Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús) →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesPersonification of fertile waters, she was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and with her brother Oceanus gave birth to all rivers and the Oceanids.
  2. geographyA large ocean which formerly lay between Eurasia and Africa.

    Much of the Tethys was shallow and warm during the Mesozoic, and full of life, a marine paradise of sorts: ammonites and sharks thrived, and are now preserved as fossils that date the rocks.

    2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 106
    1. geographyThe iteration of this oceanic basin during the Mesozoic, the most recent iteration.
  3. astronomyA moon of Saturn.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΤηθύς (Tēthús)
  2. LatinTēthȳs
  3. EnglishTethys

Borrowed from Latin Tēthȳs, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Τηθύς
  • Τηθύς (Tēthús)mythology
Basque Tetis
  • Tetismythology
Catalan Tetis, Tetis
  • Tetismythology
  • Tetismoon of Saturn
Chinese Mandarin 土衛三 /土卫三
  • 土衛三 /土卫三 (Tǔwèisān)moon of Saturn
Esperanto Tetiso
  • Tetisomythology
Finnish Tethys, Tethys
  • Tethysmythology
  • Tethysmoon of Saturn
French Téthys, Téthys
  • Téthysmythology
  • Téthysmoon of Saturn
German Thetys
  • Thetysmoon of Saturn
Greek Τηθύς
  • Τηθύς (Tithýs)mythology
Hungarian Téthüsz
  • Téthüszmythology
Irish Téitis, Téiteas
  • Téitismythology
  • Téiteasmoon of Saturn
Italian Teti, Teti
  • Tetimythology
  • Tetimoon of Saturn
Japanese テーテュース
  • テーテュース (Tētyūsu)mythology
Korean 테티스, 테튀스
  • 테티스 (Tetiseu)mythology
  • 테튀스 (Tetwiseu)mythology
Portuguese Tétis, Tétis
  • Tétismythology
  • Tétismoon of Saturn
Russian Те́фия, Тефи́да
  • Те́фия (Téfija)mythology
  • Тефи́да (Tefída)mythology
  • Те́фия (Téfija)moon of Saturn
  • Те́тис (Tétis)moon of Saturn
  • Тефи́да (Tefída)moon of Saturn
Spanish Tetis, Tetis
  • Tetismythology
  • Tetismoon of Saturn
Ukrainian Те́тія
  • Те́тія (Tétija)mythology

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Tethys. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tethys

MLA

“Tethys.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tethys. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tethys,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tethys.

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