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μάσσω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    There are two prevailing theories, based on which velar stop in the word's derivatives was the original:

    It is worth noting that these two roots appear to have been confused in various branches (as many of the cognates listed for *meHnk- have alternatively been derived from *meh₂ǵ-, though for all except the Germanic, this is phonetically implausible). It is possible that forms in or derived from κ (k, such as μᾰκᾰρῐ́ᾱ (măkărĭ́ā) and μᾰ́σσω (mắssō)) are from *meHnk- and suppletive with the forms in γ (g, such as μαγῆναι (magênai)), which would be from *meh₂ǵ-.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    μᾰ́σσω (mắssō) (transitive)

    1. to handle; to work with one's hands; to knead
    2. to wipe

    Conjugation

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    Derived terms

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    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “μάσσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 910

    Further reading

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