Thetis

T1H4E1T1I1S1
UK/ˈθɛtɪs/

proper noun

One of the nereids; the mother of Achilles

OriginAncient Greek Θέτις →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesOne of the nereids; the mother of Achilles
  2. astronomy17 Thetis, one of the main belt asteroids.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΘέτις
  2. EnglishThetis

From Ancient Greek Θέτις (Thétis).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Θέτις
  • Θέτις (Thétis)the mother of Achilles
Catalan Tetis
  • Tetisthe mother of Achilles
Chinese Mandarin 忒提斯, 海女星
  • 忒提斯 (Tètísī)the mother of Achilles
  • 海女星 (Hǎinǚxīng)Asteroid
Czech Thetis
  • Thetisthe mother of Achilles
Danish Thetis
  • Thetisthe mother of Achilles
Dutch Thetis
  • Thetisthe mother of Achilles
Estonian Thetis
  • Thetisthe mother of Achilles
Finnish Thetis
  • Thetisthe mother of Achilles
French Thétis
  • Thétisthe mother of Achilles
German Thetis
  • Thetisthe mother of Achilles
Greek Θέτις
  • Θέτις (Thétis)the mother of Achilles
Hebrew תטיס
  • תטיסthe mother of Achilles
Italian Teti, Teti
  • Tetithe mother of Achilles
  • TetiAsteroid
Japanese テティス
  • テティス (Tetisu)the mother of Achilles
Korean 테티스
  • 테티스 (Tetiseu)the mother of Achilles
Latin Thetis
  • Thetisthe mother of Achilles
Lithuanian Tetidė
  • Tetidėthe mother of Achilles
Norwegian Thetis
  • Thetisthe mother of Achilles
Polish Tetyda
  • Tetydathe mother of Achilles
Portuguese Tétis
  • Tétisthe mother of Achilles
Russian Фети́да, Фети́да
  • Фети́да (Fetída)the mother of Achilles
  • Фети́да (Fetída)Asteroid
Slovak Thetis
  • Thetisthe mother of Achilles
Spanish Tetis
  • Tetisthe mother of Achilles
Swedish Thetis
  • Thetisthe mother of Achilles
Turkish Thetis
  • Thetisthe mother of Achilles
Ukrainian Фетіда
  • Фетіда (Fetida)the mother of Achilles
Vietnamese Thetis
  • Thetisthe mother of Achilles

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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