μασάομαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

μοσσύνειν (mossúnein)

Etymology

Traditionally compared with Latin mandō (“to chew”) (< Proto-Indo-European *meth₂-) and Proto-Germanic *munþaz (“mouth”) (< *mn̥t-), assuming the original form of the Greek term's root as μαθ- (math-), though unresolved phonetic issues with the above lead Beekes to suspect Pre-Greek origin, particularly based on the related gloss μοσσύνειν (mossúnein, “to chew slowly”) suggesting a consonantal variation with μαθ- (math-) and μασ- (mas-).^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ma.sá.o.mai̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /maˈsa.o.mɛ/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /maˈsa.o.mɛ/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /maˈsa.o.me/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /maˈsa.o.me/

Verb

μᾰσάομαι • (măsáomai)

to chew

Conjugation

Present: μᾰσᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	μᾰσᾰ́ομαι	μᾰσᾰ́ῃ, μᾰσᾰ́ει	μᾰσᾰ́εται	μᾰσᾰ́εσθον	μᾰσᾰ́εσθον	μᾰσᾰόμεθᾰ	μᾰσᾰ́εσθε	μᾰσᾰ́ονται
	subjunctive	μᾰσᾰ́ωμαι	μᾰσᾰ́ῃ	μᾰσᾰ́ηται	μᾰσᾰ́ησθον	μᾰσᾰ́ησθον	μᾰσᾰώμεθᾰ	μᾰσᾰ́ησθε	μᾰσᾰ́ωνται
	optative	μᾰσᾰοίμην	μᾰσᾰ́οιο	μᾰσᾰ́οιτο	μᾰσᾰ́οισθον	μᾰσᾰοίσθην	μᾰσᾰοίμεθᾰ	μᾰσᾰ́οισθε	μᾰσᾰ́οιντο
	imperative		μᾰσᾰ́ου	μᾰσᾰέσθω	μᾰσᾰ́εσθον	μᾰσᾰέσθων		μᾰσᾰ́εσθε	μᾰσᾰέσθων

infinitive						μᾰσᾰ́εσθαι
participle	m					μᾰσᾰόμενος
	f					μᾰσᾰομένη
	n					μᾰσᾰόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Present: μᾰσῶμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	μᾰσῶμαι	μᾰσᾷ	μᾰσᾶται	μᾰσᾶσθον	μᾰσᾶσθον	μᾰσώμεθᾰ	μᾰσᾶσθε	μᾰσῶνται
	subjunctive	μᾰσῶμαι	μᾰσᾷ	μᾰσᾶται	μᾰσᾶσθον	μᾰσᾶσθον	μᾰσώμεθᾰ	μᾰσᾶσθε	μᾰσῶνται
	optative	μᾰσῴμην	μᾰσῷο	μᾰσῷτο	μᾰσῷσθον	μᾰσῴσθην	μᾰσῴμεθᾰ	μᾰσῷσθε	μᾰσῷντο
	imperative		μᾰσῶ	μᾰσᾱ́σθω	μᾰσᾶσθον	μᾰσᾱ́σθων		μᾰσᾶσθε	μᾰσᾱ́σθων

infinitive						μᾰσᾶσθαι
participle	m					μᾰσώμενος
	f					μᾰσωμένη
	n					μᾰσώμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Aorist: ἐμᾰσησᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἐμᾰσησᾰ́μην	ἐμᾰσήσω	ἐμᾰσήσᾰτο	ἐμᾰσήσᾰσθον	ἐμᾰσησᾰ́σθην	ἐμᾰσησᾰ́μεθᾰ	ἐμᾰσήσᾰσθε	ἐμᾰσήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	μᾰσήσωμαι	μᾰσήσῃ	μᾰσήσηται	μᾰσήσησθον	μᾰσήσησθον	μᾰσησώμεθᾰ	μᾰσήσησθε	μᾰσήσωνται
	optative	μᾰσησαίμην	μᾰσήσαιο	μᾰσήσαιτο	μᾰσήσαισθον	μᾰσησαίσθην	μᾰσησαίμεθᾰ	μᾰσήσαισθε	μᾰσήσαιντο
	imperative		μᾰ́σησαι	μᾰσησᾰ́σθω	μᾰσήσᾰσθον	μᾰσησᾰ́σθων		μᾰσήσᾰσθε	μᾰσησᾰ́σθων
					middle
infinitive					μᾰσήσᾰσθαι
participle	m				μᾰσησᾰ́μενος
	f				μᾰσησᾰμένη
	n				μᾰσησᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

μάσημα (másēma)
μάσησις (másēsis, “chewing”)
παραμασήτης (paramasḗtēs, “moocher”)

Related terms

μαστάζω (mastázō)
μάσταξ (mástax, “jaw, mouth”)
μαστιχάω (mastikháō)

Descendants

Greek: μασάω (masáo)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “μασάομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 909