νάσσω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- νάττω (náttō) – Attic
Etymology
It is unclear whether the verbal stem originally ended in a velar or in a dental. The etymology remains unknown; connection with νάκη (nákē, “woolen skin”) cannot be proven. According to Beekes, the verb is probably Pre-Greek. Borrowed as Latin: naccae (“fullers”), perhaps from *νάκται (*náktai).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /nás.sɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈnas.so/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈnas.so/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈnas.so/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈna.so/
Verb
νάσσω • (nássō)
- (transitive) to press, squeeze close, stamp down
- (transitive) to stuff quite full, cram, pack
- Synonym: σάττω (sáttō)
Inflection
Present: νᾰ́σσω, νᾰ́σσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | νᾰ́σσω | νᾰ́σσεις | νᾰ́σσει | νᾰ́σσετον | νᾰ́σσετον | νᾰ́σσομεν | νᾰ́σσετε | νᾰ́σσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | νᾰ́σσω | νᾰ́σσῃς | νᾰ́σσῃ | νᾰ́σσητον | νᾰ́σσητον | νᾰ́σσωμεν | νᾰ́σσητε | νᾰ́σσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | νᾰ́σσοιμῐ | νᾰ́σσοις | νᾰ́σσοι | νᾰ́σσοιτον | νᾰσσοίτην | νᾰ́σσοιμεν | νᾰ́σσοιτε | νᾰ́σσοιεν | |||||
| imperative | νᾰ́σσε | νᾰσσέτω | νᾰ́σσετον | νᾰσσέτων | νᾰ́σσετε | νᾰσσόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive | indicative | νᾰ́σσομαι | νᾰ́σσῃ, νᾰ́σσει | νᾰ́σσεται | νᾰ́σσεσθον | νᾰ́σσεσθον | νᾰσσόμεθᾰ | νᾰ́σσεσθε | νᾰ́σσονται | ||||
| subjunctive | νᾰ́σσωμαι | νᾰ́σσῃ | νᾰ́σσηται | νᾰ́σσησθον | νᾰ́σσησθον | νᾰσσώμεθᾰ | νᾰ́σσησθε | νᾰ́σσωνται | |||||
| optative | νᾰσσοίμην | νᾰ́σσοιο | νᾰ́σσοιτο | νᾰ́σσοισθον | νᾰσσοίσθην | νᾰσσοίμεθᾰ | νᾰ́σσοισθε | νᾰ́σσοιντο | |||||
| imperative | νᾰ́σσου | νᾰσσέσθω | νᾰ́σσεσθον | νᾰσσέσθων | νᾰ́σσεσθε | νᾰσσέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | νᾰ́σσειν | νᾰ́σσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | νᾰ́σσων | νᾰσσόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | νᾰ́σσουσᾰ | νᾰσσομένη | |||||||||||
| n | νᾰ́σσον | νᾰσσόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Imperfect: ἔνᾰσσον, ἐνᾰσσόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔνᾰσσον | ἔνᾰσσες | ἔνᾰσσε(ν) | ἐνᾰ́σσετον | ἐνᾰσσέτην | ἐνᾰ́σσομεν | ἐνᾰ́σσετε | ἔνᾰσσον | ||||
| middle/ passive | indicative | ἐνᾰσσόμην | ἐνᾰ́σσου | ἐνᾰ́σσετο | ἐνᾰ́σσεσθον | ἐνᾰσσέσθην | ἐνᾰσσόμεθᾰ | ἐνᾰ́σσεσθε | ἐνᾰ́σσοντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Future: νᾰ́ξω, νᾰ́ξομαι, νᾰχθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | νᾰ́ξω | νᾰ́ξεις | νᾰ́ξει | νᾰ́ξετον | νᾰ́ξετον | νᾰ́ξομεν | νᾰ́ξετε | νᾰ́ξουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | νᾰ́ξοιμῐ | νᾰ́ξοις | νᾰ́ξοι | νᾰ́ξοιτον | νᾰξοίτην | νᾰ́ξοιμεν | νᾰ́ξοιτε | νᾰ́ξοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | νᾰ́ξομαι | νᾰ́ξῃ, νᾰ́ξει | νᾰ́ξεται | νᾰ́ξεσθον | νᾰ́ξεσθον | νᾰξόμεθᾰ | νᾰ́ξεσθε | νᾰ́ξονται | ||||
| optative | νᾰξοίμην | νᾰ́ξοιο | νᾰ́ξοιτο | νᾰ́ξοισθον | νᾰξοίσθην | νᾰξοίμεθᾰ | νᾰ́ξοισθε | νᾰ́ξοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | νᾰχθήσομαι | νᾰχθήσῃ | νᾰχθήσεται | νᾰχθήσεσθον | νᾰχθήσεσθον | νᾰχθησόμεθᾰ | νᾰχθήσεσθε | νᾰχθήσονται | ||||
| optative | νᾰχθησοίμην | νᾰχθήσοιο | νᾰχθήσοιτο | νᾰχθήσοισθον | νᾰχθησοίσθην | νᾰχθησοίμεθᾰ | νᾰχθήσοισθε | νᾰχθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | νᾰ́ξειν | νᾰ́ξεσθαι | νᾰχθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | νᾰ́ξων | νᾰξόμενος | νᾰχθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | νᾰ́ξουσᾰ | νᾰξομένη | νᾰχθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | νᾰ́ξον | νᾰξόμενον | νᾰχθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Aorist: ἔνᾰξᾰ, ἐνᾰξᾰ́μην, ἐνᾰ́χθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἔνᾰξᾰ | ἔνᾰξᾰς | ἔνᾰξε(ν) | ἐνᾰ́ξᾰτον | ἐνᾰξᾰ́την | ἐνᾰ́ξᾰμεν | ἐνᾰ́ξᾰτε | ἔνᾰξᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | νᾰ́ξω | νᾰ́ξῃς | νᾰ́ξῃ | νᾰ́ξητον | νᾰ́ξητον | νᾰ́ξωμεν | νᾰ́ξητε | νᾰ́ξωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | νᾰ́ξαιμῐ | νᾰ́ξειᾰς, νᾰ́ξαις | νᾰ́ξειε(ν), νᾰ́ξαι | νᾰ́ξαιτον | νᾰξαίτην | νᾰ́ξαιμεν | νᾰ́ξαιτε | νᾰ́ξειᾰν, νᾰ́ξαιεν | |||||
| imperative | νᾰ́ξον | νᾰξᾰ́τω | νᾰ́ξᾰτον | νᾰξᾰ́των | νᾰ́ξᾰτε | νᾰξᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἐνᾰξᾰ́μην | ἐνᾰ́ξω | ἐνᾰ́ξᾰτο | ἐνᾰ́ξᾰσθον | ἐνᾰξᾰ́σθην | ἐνᾰξᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐνᾰ́ξᾰσθε | ἐνᾰ́ξᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | νᾰ́ξωμαι | νᾰ́ξῃ | νᾰ́ξηται | νᾰ́ξησθον | νᾰ́ξησθον | νᾰξώμεθᾰ | νᾰ́ξησθε | νᾰ́ξωνται | |||||
| optative | νᾰξαίμην | νᾰ́ξαιο | νᾰ́ξαιτο | νᾰ́ξαισθον | νᾰξαίσθην | νᾰξαίμεθᾰ | νᾰ́ξαισθε | νᾰ́ξαιντο | |||||
| imperative | νᾰ́ξαι | νᾰξᾰ́σθω | νᾰ́ξᾰσθον | νᾰξᾰ́σθων | νᾰ́ξᾰσθε | νᾰξᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἐνᾰ́χθην | ἐνᾰ́χθης | ἐνᾰ́χθη | ἐνᾰ́χθητον | ἐνᾰχθήτην | ἐνᾰ́χθημεν | ἐνᾰ́χθητε | ἐνᾰ́χθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | νᾰχθῶ | νᾰχθῇς | νᾰχθῇ | νᾰχθῆτον | νᾰχθῆτον | νᾰχθῶμεν | νᾰχθῆτε | νᾰχθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | νᾰχθείην | νᾰχθείης | νᾰχθείη | νᾰχθεῖτον, νᾰχθείητον | νᾰχθείτην, νᾰχθειήτην | νᾰχθεῖμεν, νᾰχθείημεν | νᾰχθεῖτε, νᾰχθείητε | νᾰχθεῖεν, νᾰχθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | νᾰ́χθητῐ | νᾰχθήτω | νᾰ́χθητον | νᾰχθήτων | νᾰ́χθητε | νᾰχθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | νᾰ́ξαι | νᾰ́ξᾰσθαι | νᾰχθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | νᾰ́ξᾱς | νᾰξᾰ́μενος | νᾰχθείς | |||||||||
| f | νᾰ́ξᾱσᾰ | νᾰξᾰμένη | νᾰχθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | νᾰ́ξᾰν | νᾰξᾰ́μενον | νᾰχθέν | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Perfect: ένᾰχᾰ, νένᾰγμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ένᾰχᾰ | ένᾰχᾰς | ένᾰχε(ν) | ενᾰ́χᾰτον | ενᾰ́χᾰτον | ενᾰ́χᾰμεν | ενᾰ́χᾰτε | ενᾰ́χᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ενᾰ́χω | ενᾰ́χῃς | ενᾰ́χῃ | ενᾰ́χητον | ενᾰ́χητον | ενᾰ́χωμεν | ενᾰ́χητε | ενᾰ́χωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ενᾰ́χοιμῐ, ενᾰχοίην | ενᾰ́χοις, ενᾰχοίης | ενᾰ́χοι, ενᾰχοίη | ενᾰ́χοιτον | ενᾰχοίτην | ενᾰ́χοιμεν | ενᾰ́χοιτε | ενᾰ́χοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ένᾰχε | ενᾰχέτω | ενᾰ́χετον | ενᾰχέτων | ενᾰ́χετε | ενᾰχόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive | indicative | νένᾰγμαι | νένᾰξαι | νένᾰκται | νένᾰχθον | νένᾰχθον | νενᾰ́γμεθᾰ | νένᾰχθε | νενᾰ́γᾰται | ||||
| subjunctive | νενᾰγμένος ὦ | νενᾰγμένος ᾖς | νενᾰγμένος ᾖ | νενᾰγμένω ἦτον | νενᾰγμένω ἦτον | νενᾰγμένοι ὦμεν | νενᾰγμένοι ἦτε | νενᾰγμένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | νενᾰγμένος εἴην | νενᾰγμένος εἴης | νενᾰγμένος εἴη | νενᾰγμένω εἴητον/εἶτον | νενᾰγμένω εἰήτην/εἴτην | νενᾰγμένοι εἴημεν/εἶμεν | νενᾰγμένοι εἴητε/εἶτε | νενᾰγμένοι εἴησᾰν/εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | νένᾰξο | νενᾰ́χθω | νένᾰχθον | νενᾰ́χθων | νένᾰχθε | νενᾰ́χθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ενᾰχέναι | νενᾰ́χθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ενᾰχώς | νενᾰγμένος | ||||||||||
| f | ενᾰχυῖᾰ | νενᾰγμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ενᾰχός | νενᾰγμένον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation. | ||||||||||||
Derived terms
- διανάσσω (dianássō)
- κατανάσσω (katanássō)
- συννάσσω (sunnássō)
Related terms
- ναγεύς (nageús)
- νάγμα (nágma)
- νακτά (naktá)
- νακτός (naktós)
- ναστίσκος (nastískos)
- ναστός (nastós)
References
- νάσσω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- νάσσω in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- νάσσω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN