μάσσω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • μάττω (máttō)Attic

Etymology

    There are two prevailing theories, based on which velar stop in the word's derivatives was the original:

    It is worth noting that these two roots appear to have been confused in various branches (as many of the cognates listed for *meHnk- have alternatively been derived from *meh₂ǵ-, though for all except the Germanic, this is phonetically implausible). It is possible that forms in or derived from κ (such as μακαρία (makaría) and μάσσω (mássō)) are from *meHnk- and suppletive with the forms in γ (such as μαγῆμαι (magêmai)), which would be from *meh₂ǵ-.[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Verb

    μάσσω • (mássō)

    1. (transitive) to handle, work with one's hands, knead
    2. (transitive) to wipe

    Inflection

    Derived terms

    • ἀναμάσσω (anamássō)
    • ἀπομάσσω (apomássō)
    • διαμάσσω (diamássō)
    • εἰσμάσσομαι (eismássomai)
    • ἐκμάσσω (ekmássō)
    • ἐμμάσσομαι (emmássomai)
    • καταμάσσω (katamássō)
    • περιμάσσω (perimássō)
    • προμάσσω (promássō)
    • προσμάσσω (prosmássō)
    • ὑπομάσσω (hupomássō)
    • μαγεῖον (mageîon)
    • μάγειρος (mágeiros)
    • μαγεύς (mageús)
    • μαγίς (magís)
    • μάγμα (mágma)
    • μαγμός (magmós)
    • μᾶζα (mâza)
    • μακτήρ (maktḗr)
    • μακτήριον (maktḗrion)
    • μάκτης (máktēs)
    • μακτός (maktós)
    • μάκτρα (máktra)
    • μάκτρον (máktron)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μάσσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 910-11

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