Νέω
I swim
Translated by Catharine Roth19 Jan 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νέω· τὸ κολυμβῶ, καὶ τὸ πορεύομαι.
Betacode
*ne/w: to\ kolumbw=, kai\ to\ poreu/omai.
Notes (2)
Linked from7 entries
- ν103ΝέαιNeaiAn island near Lemnos ([sc. named] from the [verb] ne/w, [meaning] I dive/swim), to which, they say, Heracles swam. According to some, Philoctetes was bitten by a water-snake there. But Nea [is] a Mysian fortress. [Its]…
- ν328ΝηρεύςNereusThe sea god [of that name]. From the [verb] na/w, meaning I flow.
- ν336Νηρίτηςnereites, nerites, sea-snailA maritime snail. [sc. The word is formed] out of the [verb] ne/w, [contracted form] nw=, [future] nh/sw, the [verb meaning] I swim, [which gives rise to nhro/s ["fresh"], a fish. And 'a nêros corner' in Lycophron [is]…
- ν338Νῆσσαduck[Meaning] the bird [of that name]. And they say nh=tta in Attic. [Formed] out of the [verb] nw=, nh/sw, [meaning] "I dive/swim."
- ν343Νῆσοςisland[sc. The word is formed] out of the [verb] nw= ['I swim'], [future] nh/sw; as if swimming in water. Or also, they say, as if from the bird [called] nh=ssa ['duck'], by similarity. From this [is derived] nhsi/ths…
- ν527ΝῶI heap up, I swim, I flow, I spinA verb, of which the[se] inflections are in use. [(A) The verb] nw=, [meaning] I pile up; out of which [comes] nh=sai, to pile up. Also nhdu/s ["stomach, womb"], [that] into which nourishment is piled up. [(B) The verb]…
- ν531ΝῶεNoe, NoahA proper name. From the [verb] nw=, [meaning] "I dive/swim."
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Revision history3 revisions · last 25 Oct 2020
- tweaked note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added x-refs; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth