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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nao"

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ναίω (naíō) — Epic
ναύω (naúō) — Aeolic

Etymology

Category:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ΝΑΩ Category:Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)neh₂-#ΝΑΩ

From Proto-Indo-European Category:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ΝΑΩ *(s)neh₂- (“to flow, to swim”). Cognate with Ναϊάς (Naïás), Νηρεύς (Nēreús), Latin nō, Sanskrit स्नौति (snauti, “to flow; drip”).

Pronunciation

Verb

νᾱ́ω • (nā́ō)Category:Ancient Greek lemmas#ΝΑΩ Category:Ancient Greek verbs#ΝΑΩ Category:Ancient Greek paroxytone terms#ΝΑΩ Category:Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header#ΝΑΩ Category:Pages with entries#ΝΑΩ Category:Pages with 1 entry#ΝΑΩ

to flow (over)

Conjugation

Present: νᾱ́ωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, νᾱ́ομαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	νᾱ́ωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ειςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ειCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ομενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ετεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ουσῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ(ν)
	subjunctive	νᾱ́ωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ῃςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ῃCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ητονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ητονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ωμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ητεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ωσῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ(ν)
	optative	νᾱ́οιμῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́οιςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́οιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́οιτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱοίτηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́οιμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́οιτεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́οιενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
	imperative		νᾶεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱέτωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱέτωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ		νᾱ́ετεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱόντωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
middle/passive	indicative	νᾱ́ομαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ῃCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, νᾱ́ειCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́εταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱόμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́εσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ονταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
	subjunctive	νᾱ́ωμαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ῃCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ηταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ησθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ησθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱώμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ησθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ωνταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
	optative	νᾱοίμηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́οιοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́οιτοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́οισθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱοίσθηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱοίμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́οισθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́οιντοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
	imperative		νᾱ́ουCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱέσθωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱέσθωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ		νᾱ́εσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱέσθωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		νᾱ́εινCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ				νᾱ́εσθαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
participle	m	νᾱ́ωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ				νᾱόμενοςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
	f	νᾱ́ουσᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ				νᾱομένηCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
	n	νᾶονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ				νᾱόμενονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Present: νῶCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, νῶμαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	νῶCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾷςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾷCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῶμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶτεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῶσῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ(ν)
	subjunctive	νῶCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾷςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾷCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῶμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶτεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῶσῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ(ν)
	optative	νῴηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, νῷμῐCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῴηςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, νῷςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῴηCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, νῷCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῷτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, νῴητονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῴτηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, νῳήτηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῷμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, νῴημενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῷτεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, νῴητεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῷενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, νῴησᾰνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
	imperative		νᾶCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́τωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́τωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ		νᾶτεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νώντωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
middle/passive	indicative	νῶμαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾷCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νώμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῶνταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
	subjunctive	νῶμαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾷCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νώμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῶνταιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
	optative	νῴμηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῷοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῷτοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῷσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῴσθηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῴμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῷσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νῷντοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
	imperative		νῶCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́σθωCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́σθωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ		νᾶσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́σθωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		νᾶνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ				νᾶσθαιCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
participle	m	νῶνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ				νώμενοςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
	f	νῶσᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ				νωμένηCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
	n	νῶνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ				νώμενονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: νᾶονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, νᾱόμηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	νᾶονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἔνᾱονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶεςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἔνᾱεςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ(ν), ἔνᾱεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ(ν)	νᾱ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἐνᾱ́ετονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱέτηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἐνᾱέτηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ομενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἐνᾱ́ομενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ετεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἐνᾱ́ετεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾶονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἔνᾱονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
middle/passive	indicative	νᾱόμηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἐνᾱόμηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ουCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἐνᾱ́ουCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́ετοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἐνᾱ́ετοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἐνᾱ́εσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱέσθηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἐνᾱέσθηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱόμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἐνᾱόμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́εσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἐνᾱ́εσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	νᾱ́οντοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἐνᾱ́οντοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ἔνωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ, ἐνώμηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔνωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	ἔνᾱςCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	ἔνᾱCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	ἐνᾶτονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	ἐνᾱ́τηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	ἐνῶμενCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	ἐνᾶτεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	ἔνωνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
middle/passive	indicative	ἐνώμηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	ἐνῶCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	ἐνᾶτοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	ἐνᾶσθονCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	ἐνᾱ́σθηνCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	ἐνώμεθᾰCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	ἐνᾶσθεCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ	ἐνῶντοCategory:Ancient Greek links with redundant alt parameters#ΝΑΩ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

ᾱ̓είνᾱος (āeínāos)
ᾱ̓εινᾱ́ως (āeinā́ōs)
ᾱ̓είνως (āeínōs)
ᾱ̓ένᾱος (āénāos)
ᾱ̓ενᾰ́ων (āenắōn)
ᾱ̓ενᾱ́ως (āenā́ōs)
ᾱ̓έννᾱος (āénnāos)
ᾱ̓εννᾱ́ως (āennā́ōs)
αἰένᾱος (aiénāos)
αἰενᾰ́ων (aienắōn)
αἰενᾱ́ως (aienā́ōs)
ᾰ̓μφῐνᾱ́ω (ămphĭnā́ō)
δῐᾰνᾱ́ω (dĭănā́ō)
εὐνᾱής (eunāḗs)
εὐνᾱ́ων (eunā́ōn)
κᾰλλῐ́νᾰος (kăllĭ́năos)
νᾱέτωρ (nāétōr)
νᾱθμός (nāthmós)
Νᾱῐ̈ᾰ́ς (Nāĭ̈ắs)
ναινεύρη (naineúrē)
Νᾱῐ̈́ς (Nāĭ̈́s)
νᾶμᾰ (nâmă)
νᾱρός (nārós)
νᾱσμός (nāsmós)
νᾱτῆρες (nātêres)
νᾱ́τωρ (nā́tōr)
Νηῐ̈ᾰ́ς (Nēĭ̈ắs)
Νηῐ̈́ς (Nēĭ̈́s)
περῐνᾱ́ω (perĭnā́ō)

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 971
“νάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“νάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“νάω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
νάω in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
νάω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
“νάω”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
νάω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

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νάω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

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