νάσσω: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: [[stamp down]], [[squeeze close]], [[press together]], [[stuff]] (φ 122).<br />Other forms: Att. [[νάττω]], aor. [[νάξαι]], fut. [[νάξω]] (H.), perf. midd. [[νέναγ-μαι]], [[νένασμαι]].<br />Compounds: Rarely with prefix, e.g. [[κατα-]], [[συν-]].<br />Derivatives: Verbaladj. [[ναστός]] [[pressed together]], [[stuffed full]] (medic., J.), substant. (sc. [[πλακοῦς]]) m. name of a cake (com.) with [[ναστίσκος]] m. (Pherecr.); also [[νακτός]] [[pressed together]] (Plu.); [[νακτά τοὺς πίλους καὶ τὰ ἐμπίλια]] H. -- Verbal subst. [[νάγμα]] n. [[closely sqeezed stone-wall]] (J.). From the attestations it is not clear, whether the verbal stem orig. ended in a velar ([[νάξαι φ]] 122) or a dental ([[ναστός]] from <b class="b3">*νατ-τός</b>?); perh. best is, to take [[ναστός]] and [[νένασμαι]] as analogical (after [[παστός]], [[πέπασμαι]]?).<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]<br />Etymology: Etymology unknown; connection with [[νάκος]] [[woollen skin]] (s.v.) cannot be proven. Other combinations by Sommer Lautst. 57. -- Here as LW [loanword] Lat. [[naccae]] [[fullones]], perh. from <b class="b3">*νάκται</b>; further s. W.-Hofmann s.v. - The verb may well be Pre-Greek.