Ancient Greek edit

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

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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

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References edit

  • 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.

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Etymology edit

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

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

Adjective edit

νόστιμος (nóstimosm (feminine νόστιμη, neuter νόστιμο)

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

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Pontic Greek edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ancient Greek νόστιμος (nóstimos).

Adjective edit

νόστιμος (nóstimosm (feminine νόστιμεσσα, neuter νόστιμον)

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

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References edit

  • Παπαδόπουλος, Άνθιμος (2016) “νόστιμος”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), 2nd edition, Athens: Επιτροπή Ποντιακών Μελετών, page 621b