νυμφεύματα

νύμφευμα

marriage: neut nom /voc /acc pl

νυμφεύματα, νύμφευμα

marriage: neut nom /voc /acc pl

νυμφεύματι, νύμφευμα

marriage: neut dat sg

νυμφεύματε, νύμφευμα

marriage: neut nom /voc /acc dual

νυμφ-εύω,

A give in marriage to one, betroth, Pi.N.3.56, E.Alc. 317, IA 461, 885 (troch.):— in [voice] Med., νυμφευομένη, epith. of Hera, Paus.9.2.7.

2 marry, of the woman, c. dat., S.Ant. 654, 816 (lyr.) ; of the man, c. acc., E.Med. 625, Ion 819, Isoc.10.59 ;

ν. λέχη Eub.67.1

: abs., of both parties,

νυμφεύετ', εὖ πράσσοιτε E.Med. 313

.

II [voice] Pass., with [tense] fut. [voice] Med.

νυμφεύσομαι Id.Tr. 1139

, Supp. 455 (but [tense] aor. [voice] Med. in act. sense,

ἐνυμφευσάμην Id.Hipp. 561

(lyr.)): [tense] aor. [voice] Pass.

ἐνυμφεύθην Id.Med. 1336

, Ion 1371 :—to be given in marriage, marry, of the woman, E. ll. cc. ;

νυμφεύεσθαι νυμφεύματα Id.IT 364

; νυμφεύεσθαί τινι to be wedded to a man, Id.Andr. 403 ;

παρά τινι Id.Med. 1336

; ν. ἔκ τινος to be wedded by him, Id.Ba.28 : metaph.,

ψυχῶν εἰς γένεσιν νυμφευομένων Porph. Antr.19

.

III [voice] Med., of the man, take to wife,

νυμφεύου δέμας Ἠλέκτρας E.El. 1340

(anap.).

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: `bride, young lady', also appellation of a goddess of lower rank, `nymphe' (Il.) (Nilsson Gr. Rel. I 244ff.); metaph., e.g. `insect-pupa' (Arist.; Gil Fernández Nombres de insectos 208 ff.).

Other forms: Dor. -ᾱ (-ᾰ voc. Il. 3, 130 Chantr. Gr. hom. 200); AP 14, 43; Solmsen Wortforsch. 266)

Compounds: Compp., e.g. νυμφό-ληπτος `seized by the nymphs, raptured, delirious' (Pl., Arist.), μελλό-νυμφος `becoming bride', also `betrothed' in gen. (S., Lyc., D. C.).

Derivatives: A. Nouns. 1. νύμφιος `bridal' (Pi.), with accentchange νυμφίος m. `bridegroom' (II.; on νύμφη, νυμφίος Chantraine REGr. 59--60, 228 ff.); 2. νυμφ-ίδιος `bridal, wedding-' (E., Ar.; after κουρίδιος, s. on κόρη); 3. - ικός `id.' (trag., Pl. Lg.); 4. - εῖος, ep. -ήϊος `bridal, belonging to the bride' (Simon, Pi., S., Call.; as κουρήϊος, γυναικεῖος, -ήϊος etc.; Chantraine Forrn. 52); 5. - αῖος `belonging to the nymphs, sacred to the n.' (E., inscr.), - αία f. name of a water-lily (Thphr.); 6. f. νυμφάς, - άδος `belonging to the n.' ( πύλαι; Paus.); 7. νυμφίδες ὑποδήματα γυναικεῖα νυμφικά H. ; 8. νυμφών, - ῶνος m. `bridechamber' (LXX, Ev. Matth.); 9. νυμφάσματα n. pl. `bride's ornaments' (Orac.; prob. after ὑφάσματα freely formed; hardly with Thomas [s. Kretschmer Glotta 6, 307] haplological from *νυμφ-υφάσματα) ; 10. Νυμφασία f. Arcad. source, s. Krahe Beitr. z. Namenforsch. 2, 237 a. 3, 162 (cf. below against Kretschmer). -- B. Verbs 1. νυμφεύω `give in marriage, marry', pass. `be wedded' (Pi., S., E.) with νυμφεύματα n. pl. `marriage' (S., E.), sg. personified `bride' (S.; Chantraine Form. 186), νύμφευσις f. `marriage' (LXX); νυμφευ-τής m. `bridegroom' (E.) `groomsman' (Poll.), - τήρ `bridegroom, husband' (Opp.; Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 135), f. - τρια `bridesmaid' (Ar., Plu.), - τήριος `bridal', τὰ ν. `marriage' (E.). -- 2. νυμφ-ιάω `be in a frenzy', of a mare (Arist.; after the verbs of disease in - ιάω, Schwyzer 732).

Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]

Etymology: Unexplained. After Kretschmer Glotta 1, 325 ff. as `beloved, lover(ess)' to Lat. nūbō `marry' (prop. of the woman), OCS snubiti `love, court', IE * sneubh-. Also Meringer WuS 5, 167 ff. connects νύμφη with nūbō etc., but as `cover', as he takes, with Wiedemann, Wackernagel a. o., nūbō as `cover oneself' (cf. ob-nūbō); rejected by Kretschmer Glotta 7, 354. The inner nasal in νύμφη is then unexplained; failed attempts with mechanical root-analysis by Specht Ursprung 268 a. 282. Glottogonic speculations without interest are also mentioned by W.-Hofmann s. nūbō. For protidg.-pelasg. origin from the name of a source Νυμφασία Kretschmer Glotta 28, 273 (against this Krahe, s.a.). - Clearly a Pre-Greek word (not in Fur.). So prob. wrong Pok. 978. The nasal could be prenasalization. The voc. in -α may be the old nom. (Beekes, Pre-Greek endings).

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