νόστιμος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From νόστος (nóstos, homecoming) +‎ -ιμος (-imos, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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νόστῐμος (nóstimosm or f (neuter νόστῐμον); second declension

  1. (often Homeric, in the Odyssey) of or relating to homecoming
    1. usually in the phrase νόστιμον ἦμαρ (nóstimon êmar, day of homecoming, return home)
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.354–355:
        οὐ γὰρ Ὀδυσσεὺς οἶος ἀπώλεσε νόστιμον ἦμαρ
        ἐν Τροίῃ, πολλοὶ δὲ καὶ ἄλλοι φῶτες ὄλοντο.
        ou gàr Odusseùs oîos apṓlese nóstimon êmar
        en Troíēi, polloì dè kaì álloi phôtes ólonto.
        [Telemachus speaking to Penelope:]
        for Odysseus wasn't the only one to lose his homecoming day
        in Troy; many other men perished too.
    2. able, likely, or destined to return home
      • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 19.85:
        εἰ δ’ ὁ μὲν ὣς ἀπόλωλε καὶ οὐκέτι νόστιμός ἐστιν,
        ei d’ ho mèn hṑs apólōle kaì oukéti nóstimós estin,
        [Odysseus in disguise speaking to Penelope:] If, as it seems, [Odysseus] has perished and is no longer destined to return home,
  2. (of plants) productive, producing high yield
    1. succulent, nutritious, wholesome, delicious

Inflection

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References

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  • νόστιμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • νόστιμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • νόστιμος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • νόστιμος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek νόστιμος (nóstimos, of homecoming), Hellenistic sense "wholesome, productive", mediaeval sense "delicious, tasty". See νόστος (nóstos, homecoming,).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈno.sti.mos/
  • Hyphenation: νό‧στι‧μος

Adjective

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νόστιμος (nóstimosm (feminine νόστιμη, neuter νόστιμο)

  1. tasty (food, drink, etc)
    Synonym: γευστικός (gefstikós)
    Antonyms: ανούσιος (anoúsios), άγευστος (ágefstos)
  2. nice, attractive

Declension

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singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative νόστιμος (nóstimos) νόστιμη (nóstimi) νόστιμο (nóstimo) νόστιμοι (nóstimoi) νόστιμες (nóstimes) νόστιμα (nóstima)
genitive νόστιμου (nóstimou) νόστιμης (nóstimis) νόστιμου (nóstimou) νόστιμων (nóstimon) νόστιμων (nóstimon) νόστιμων (nóstimon)
accusative νόστιμο (nóstimo) νόστιμη (nóstimi) νόστιμο (nóstimo) νόστιμους (nóstimous) νόστιμες (nóstimes) νόστιμα (nóstima)
vocative νόστιμε (nóstime) νόστιμη (nóstimi) νόστιμο (nóstimo) νόστιμοι (nóstimoi) νόστιμες (nóstimes) νόστιμα (nóstima)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο νόστιμος, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο νόστιμος, etc.)

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Pontic Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek νόστιμος (nóstimos).

Adjective

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νόστιμος (nóstimosm (feminine νόστιμεσσα, neuter νόστιμον)

  1. tasty
  2. (figuratively, of a person) attractive, comely

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References

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  • Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1961) “νόστιμος”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), volume II, Athens: Myrtidis, page 82b