νυστάζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Some Baltic expressions for "slumber, sleepy" are strongly reminiscent of this word, like Lithuanian snústi (“to slumber away”) and snudà (“sleeper, dreamer”); a different ablaut-grade appears in snáudžiu (“to slumber”) and forms with an l-suffix: Lithuanian snaudālius (“sleepy man”) and Latvian snaudale (“sleepy-head”). All these words suggest a derivation from a Proto-Indo-European root *snud- (“to slumber, doze”). Thus, -τάζω would be just a formal enlargement, as in κλαστάζω (klastázō) and βαστάζω (bastázō). If this is correct, the old connection with νεύω (neúō, “to nod”) should be abandoned.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

νυστάζω • (nustázō)

  1. to be half asleep, doze, drowse
  2. to hang the head

Inflection

  • Mainly in the present

Derived terms

  • ἀπονυστάζω (aponustázō)
  • ἐπῐνυστάζω (epinustázō)
  • κᾰτᾰνυστάζω (katanustázō)
  • νύσταγμα (nústagma)
  • νυσταγμός (nustagmós)
  • νυστακτής (nustaktḗs)
  • νυστακτικῶς (nustaktikôs)
  • νύσταξις (nústaxis)
  • νυστᾰλέος (nustaléos)
  • νύστᾰλος (nústalos)
  • ὑπονυστάζω (huponustázō)

Descendants

  • Greek: νυστάζω (nystázo)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νυστάζω (nustázō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niˈsta.zo/
  • Hyphenation: νυ‧στά‧ζω

Verb

νυστάζω • (nystázo) (past νύσταξα, passive —)

  1. (intransitive) to be sleepy, feel tired
    Το μωρό νυστάζει.
    To moró nystázei.
    The baby is tired.
  2. (transitive) to send to sleep

Conjugation

Antonyms

  • ξενυστάζω (xenystázo, “stop being sleepy”)
  • νύστα f (nýsta, “drowsiness, sleepiness”)
  • νυσταγμένος (nystagménos, “sleepy”, participle)
  • νυσταγμός m (nystagmós, “nystagmus”) (medicine)
  • νυσταλέος (nystaléos, “drowsy”)
  • ξενυστάζω (xenystázo, “stop being sleepy”)

See also

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