νέω

See also: Appendix:Variations of "neo"

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Alteration of νάω (náō, to flow), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- (to flow; to swim).[1]

Verb

νέω • (néō)

  1. to swim
  2. (figuratively, of one in shoes that are too large) to float
Conjugation
  • νάω (náō, to bubble up, stream)
  • νήχω (nḗkhō, to swim)
  • νόα (nóa)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “νέω 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1012-3

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Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (to spin).[1] Cognates include νῆτρον (nêtron, spindle), νῆμα (nêma, thread, yarn), English nematode, needle, neuro, sinew.

Verb

νέω • (néō)

  1. to spin
    Νῆσον, μῆτερ· ῥάψω.
    Nêson, mêter; rhápsō.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “νέω 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1013

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Etymology 3

Probably a verbalization of νῆσαι (nêsai), itself perhaps a contracted form of νηῆσαι (nēêsai), of unknown origin; the chronology and morphological development of the word and its relatives is similarly unclear.[1]

Verb

νέω • (néō)

  1. to heap, to pile up
  2. (passive voice) to be stuffed
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • ἐπινέω (epinéō)
  • νήησις (nḗēsis)
  • περινέω (perinéō)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “-νέω 3”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1014

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Etymology 4

Abstracted from νέωτα (néōta, next year), traditionally taken as a compound of νέος (néos, new) +‎ ἔτος (étos, year), literally new year > "next year"; however, the -ω- (-ō-) remains difficult to explain. Szemerenyi proposes that it arises from a dative form of νέος (néos).[1]

Adverb

νέω • (néō)

  1. (Doric, in the phrase ἐς νέω (es néō)) next year
Synonyms
  • (next year): εἰς νέωτα (eis néōta)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “νέωτα (> DER > ἐς νέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1014-5

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