νότος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of unclear origin. The traditional connection to νέω (néō, to swim) is phonologically improbable due to the latter continuing the root Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- (to flow; to swim), though similarities with Old Armenian նայ (nay, wet, fluid) are notable. Beekes, based on the lack of solid internal derivation, tentatively suggests a Pre-Greek borrowing,[1] perhaps Southern. If the Armenian is related, it may derive from the same substrate continuum.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

νότος • (nótosm (genitive νότου); second declension

  1. the south(west) wind (which brings mist and wetness)
  2. the south

Inflection

Derived terms

  • εὐρόνοτος (eurónotos)
  • λιβόνοτος (libónotos)
  • νοτερός (noterós)
  • νοτέω (notéō)
  • νοτία (notía)
  • νοτιάω (notiáō)
  • νοτίδος (notídos)
  • νοτίζομαι (notízomai)
  • νοτίζω (notízō)
  • νότινος (nótinos)
  • νότιος (nótios)
  • νοτίς (notís)
  • Νότος (Nótos)
  • νοτώδης (notṓdēs)

Descendants

  • Greek: νότος (nótos)
    • Albanian: not
    • Aromanian: not
  • Italiot Greek: νότος (nótos)
  • Pontic Greek: νότος (nótos), νό̤τος (nö́tos)
  • Ottoman Turkish: لودوس (lodos), لدوس (lodos), لودز (lodoz)
    • Turkish: lodos
    • Armenian: լօտօս (lōtōs)Constantinople
    • Bulgarian: ло́дос (lódos), лодо́с (lodós), лодо́са (lodósa), лодо́з (lodóz), лодус (lodus), ладо́з (ladóz)
    • Ladino: lodós
    • Laz: ლოდოზი (lodozi), ლოდოსი (lodosi)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “Νότος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1025

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νότος (nótos).

Noun

νότος • (nótosm (uncountable)

  1. (navigation) south
  2. (meteorology) south wind

Declension

Declension of νότος
singular
nominative νότος (nótos)
genitive νότου (nótou)
accusative νότο (nóto)
vocative νότε (nóte)

Coordinate terms

  • Appendix:Greek compass points
  • νοτίζω (notízo, to moisten, to humidify)

Descendants

  • Albanian: not
  • Aromanian: not

Further reading