νηκτός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From νήχω (nḗkhō, to swim),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- (to flow, to swim).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

νηκτός (nēktósm (feminine νηκτή, neuter νηκτόν); first/second declension

  1. swimming[2]

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Liddell & Scott (2010) An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon, 7th edition, Benediction Classics
  2. ^ νηκτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press