μάσσω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • μάττω (máttō) Attic

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ-, *meh₂ḱ- (to knead). Cognates include Sanskrit मचते (macate), Hindi मचाना (macānā), Latin mācerō, and Proto-West Germanic *makōn (whence English make).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

μάσσω • (mássō)

  1. (transitive) to handle, work with one's hands, knead
  2. (transitive) to wipe

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀναμάσσω (anamássō)
  • ἀπομάσσω (apomássō)
  • διαμάσσω (diamássō)
  • εἰσμάσσομαι (eismássomai)
  • ἐκμάσσω (ekmássō)
  • ἐμμάσσομαι (emmássomai)
  • καταμάσσω (katamássō)
  • περιμάσσω (perimássō)
  • προμάσσω (promássō)
  • προσμάσσω (prosmássō)
  • ὑπομάσσω (hupomássō)
  • μαγεῖον (mageîon)
  • μάγειρος (mágeiros)
  • μαγεύς (mageús)
  • μαγίς (magís)
  • μάγμα (mágma)
  • μαγμός (magmós)
  • μᾶζα (mâza)
  • μακτήρ (maktḗr)
  • μακτήριον (maktḗrion)
  • μάκτης (máktēs)
  • μακτός (maktós)
  • μάκτρα (máktra)
  • μάκτρον (máktron)

References

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