δη-δέχ-αται

-νέω 3

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `heap (up), load w. sthing'.

Other forms: Aor. νῆσαι, - ασθαι, perf. midd. νένη(σ)μαι, also with ἐπι-, περι-, συν- a.o. (IA.), aor. pass. νησθῆναι (Arr.), fut. νήσω (Suid.), νησόμεθα κορεσθησόμεθα H.; ipf. also νήει, νήεον, aor. νηῆσαι (ep. Il.; ναήσατο B. 3, 33), besides νήνεον (only v. l. Ψ 139), ἐπ-, παρ-ενήνεον (Hom.).

Compounds: Presentstem only with ἐπι-, περι- (Hdt.).

Derivatives: νήησις f. `heaping up' (sch. A. R. 1, 403).

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: Hom. - ενήνεον may have a lengthened grade intensive reduplication [but δη-δέχ-αται does not exist] (Brugmann-Thumb 304); by Brugmann Grundr.² II: 3, 27 strongly doubted with agreement of Schwyzer 648 n. 3, who assumes a mistake for - ενήεον. The pres. νηέω, supposed on the basis of νήει, νήεον, can like other presents in - έω have started from the mon-present stem in η in νηῆσαι (cf. Schwyzer 721), thus - νέω from νῆσαι (the last shortened from νηῆσαι [LSJ, Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 348]?; "improbable" Schwyzer l.c.); the forms remain anyhow unclear. Also νῶντος σωρεύοντος (Phot.) can be explained in diff. ways. -- No etymology.

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