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|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">mind, sense, intellect, reason, purpose</b> (Il.).<br />Other forms: (ep. ion.), contr. [[νοῦς]] (Att., also κ 240 u.a.), [[νῶ]], [[νῶν]]? (Aeol. gen. acc.?)<br />Compounds: Very often as 2. member, e.g. <b class="b3">εὔ-νοος</b>, <b class="b3">-νους</b> [[wellminded]] with <b class="b3">εὑνο-έω</b>, <b class="b3">-ίη</b>, <b class="b3">-ια</b> etc. (IA.); also as 1. member, a.o. in the compounds <b class="b3">νου-θετ-έω</b> [[put in mind]], [[admonish]] (after <b class="b3">νομοθετ-έω</b> : <b class="b3">νομο-θέ-της</b> : <b class="b3">νόμον θεῖναι</b> a.o.) with <b class="b3">νουθέ-τησις</b>, <b class="b3">-τημα</b>, <b class="b3">-σία</b>, <b class="b3">-τεία</b> a.o. (IA.); <b class="b3">νουν-εχ-ής</b> [[prudent]], adv. <b class="b3">νουνεχ-ῶς</b>, <b class="b3">-όντως</b> (: <b class="b3">νοῦν ἔχει</b>, [[ἔχων]], Schwyzer 452).<br />Derivatives: Nouns: 1. [[νοερός]] [[mindful]], [[intellectual]] (Heraclit., Arist.); 2. [[νοήρης]] [[prudent]], [[capable]] (Herod., H.); 3. [[νοότης]], <b class="b3">-ητος</b> f. [[intellectuality]] (Procl.); 4. [[νόαρ]] n. [[illusion]], [[phantom]] (Theognost.; archaising innovation). -- Verbs: A. [[νοέω]], aor. [[νοῆσαι]] (contr. [[νῶσαι]]) etc., very often with prefix (partly hypostasis with [[νοῦς]]) in diff. meanings, e.g. <b class="b3">δια-</b>, <b class="b3">ἐν-</b>, <b class="b3">ἐπι-</b>, <b class="b3">προ-</b>, <b class="b3">μετα-</b>, <b class="b3">συν-</b>, <b class="b2">meditate, observe, think, devise, have in mind</b> (Il.); from this 1. <b class="b3">νόη-μα</b> n. [[thought]], [[intelligence]], [[decision]] (Il.) with <b class="b3">-μάτιον</b> (Arr.), <b class="b3">-ματικός</b> (sp.). <b class="b3">-μων</b> [[thoughtful]], [[prudent]] (Od., Hdt.); 2. <b class="b3">νόη-σις</b> ([[νῶσις]]) f. [[oberving]], [[understand]], [[thinking]], also <b class="b3">διανόη-σις</b> etc. (IA.); 3. <b class="b3">προ-</b>, <b class="b3">δια-νοία</b>, <b class="b3">-νοια</b> f. etc. [[care]] resp. [[meditating]], [[thought]], [[intention]] (IA.); 4. <b class="b3">νοη-τικός</b> (<b class="b3">προ-</b> u.a.) [[mindful]] (Pl.); 5. <b class="b3">προ-</b>, <b class="b3">δια-</b>, <b class="b3">ἐπι-</b>, <b class="b3">ὑπο-νοητής</b> m. [[director]] etc. (late). -- B. [[νόομαι]] <b class="b2">be changed into νόος</b> (Plot. u.a.). --Lit. on [[νοῦς]] etc: Schottländer Herm. 64, 228ff., Marg Charakter 44 ff. (use in Hom.), Kurt v. Fritz ClassPhil. 38, 79ff. (in Hom.), 40, 223ff., 41, 12ff. (with the Presocratics); also McKenzie Class Quart. 17, 195 f. and Magmen REGr. 40, 117ff. (both doubted by Kretschmer Glotta 14, 229 resp. by Wahrmann ibd. 19, 214 f. resp. rejected); Porzig Satzinhalte 185 ff. ([[νοῦς]] and [[νόημα]] in the Epos).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: No doubt an old inherited verbal noun (cf. [[λόγος]], [[φόρος]] a.o.), though there is no certain connection. The old connection with Germ., e.g. Goth. [[snutrs]] [[wise]], [[prudent]] (L. Meyer KZ 5, 368), which is possible, is taken up again by Schwyzer Festschr. Kretschmer 247 ff. and further worked out assuming a basic meaning [[sense of detection]] of supp. <b class="b2">*snu-</b> [[browse]], which would also be found in [[νυός]], Lat. [[nurus]] <b class="b2">daughter-in-law</b> and [[nūbō]] [[marry]] (referring to the browse-kiss (sniffer-?), a form of the kiss of relatives), an hypothesis, which goes far beyond what can be proven. -- Diff., not preferable, Prellwitz s.v.: to [[νεύω]] as "nod thoughtfully", to which acc. to Brugmann IF 19, 213 f., 30, 371 ff. also [[πινυτός]] [[prudent]] (but see s.v.) and Cret. [[νύναμαι]] = [[δύναμαι]] (s.v.). To be rejected Kieckers IF 23, 362ff. (to [[νέω]] [[swim]]), McKenzie (s. above; = Skt. <b class="b2">náya-</b> m. [[guidance]] from [[náyati]] [[lead]]); s. also W.-Hofmann s. [[sentiō]].