μαδάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-. Cognates include Sanskrit मदति (madati), ममत्ति (mamatti), Latin madeō, and Old Irish maidim. Compare Serbo-Croatian modar (“blue”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ma.dá.ɔː/ → /maˈða.o/ → /maˈða.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ma.dá.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /maˈda.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /maˈða.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /maˈða.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /maˈða.o/

Verb

μᾰδάω • (madáō)

1. to be moist, wet
2. to melt away
3. (of hair) to fall off
4. to be bald

Inflection

   Present: μᾰδᾰ́ω, μᾰδᾰ́ομαι (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	μᾰδᾰ́ω	μᾰδᾰ́εις	μᾰδᾰ́ει	μᾰδᾰ́ετον	μᾰδᾰ́ετον	μᾰδᾰ́ομεν	μᾰδᾰ́ετε	μᾰδᾰ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	μᾰδᾰ́ω	μᾰδᾰ́ῃς	μᾰδᾰ́ῃ	μᾰδᾰ́ητον	μᾰδᾰ́ητον	μᾰδᾰ́ωμεν	μᾰδᾰ́ητε	μᾰδᾰ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	μᾰδᾰ́οιμῐ	μᾰδᾰ́οις	μᾰδᾰ́οι	μᾰδᾰ́οιτον	μᾰδᾰοίτην	μᾰδᾰ́οιμεν	μᾰδᾰ́οιτε	μᾰδᾰ́οιεν
	imperative		μᾰ́δᾰε	μᾰδᾰέτω	μᾰδᾰ́ετον	μᾰδᾰέτων		μᾰδᾰ́ετε	μᾰδᾰόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	μᾰδᾰ́ομαι	μᾰδᾰ́ῃ, μᾰδᾰ́ει	μᾰδᾰ́εται	μᾰδᾰ́εσθον	μᾰδᾰ́εσθον	μᾰδᾰόμεθᾰ	μᾰδᾰ́εσθε	μᾰδᾰ́ονται
	subjunctive	μᾰδᾰ́ωμαι	μᾰδᾰ́ῃ	μᾰδᾰ́ηται	μᾰδᾰ́ησθον	μᾰδᾰ́ησθον	μᾰδᾰώμεθᾰ	μᾰδᾰ́ησθε	μᾰδᾰ́ωνται
	optative	μᾰδᾰοίμην	μᾰδᾰ́οιο	μᾰδᾰ́οιτο	μᾰδᾰ́οισθον	μᾰδᾰοίσθην	μᾰδᾰοίμεθᾰ	μᾰδᾰ́οισθε	μᾰδᾰ́οιντο
	imperative		μᾰδᾰ́ου	μᾰδᾰέσθω	μᾰδᾰ́εσθον	μᾰδᾰέσθων		μᾰδᾰ́εσθε	μᾰδᾰέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		μᾰδᾰ́ειν				μᾰδᾰ́εσθαι
participle	m	μᾰδᾰ́ων				μᾰδᾰόμενος
	f	μᾰδᾰ́ουσᾰ				μᾰδᾰομένη
	n	μᾰδᾰ́ον				μᾰδᾰόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: μᾰδῶ, μᾰδῶμαι (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	μᾰδῶ	μᾰδᾷς	μᾰδᾷ	μᾰδᾶτον	μᾰδᾶτον	μᾰδῶμεν	μᾰδᾶτε	μᾰδῶσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	μᾰδῶ	μᾰδᾷς	μᾰδᾷ	μᾰδᾶτον	μᾰδᾶτον	μᾰδῶμεν	μᾰδᾶτε	μᾰδῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	μᾰδῴην, μᾰδῷμῐ	μᾰδῴης, μᾰδῷς	μᾰδῴη, μᾰδῷ	μᾰδῷτον, μᾰδῴητον	μᾰδῴτην, μᾰδῳήτην	μᾰδῷμεν, μᾰδῴημεν	μᾰδῷτε, μᾰδῴητε	μᾰδῷεν, μᾰδῴησᾰν
	imperative		μᾰ́δᾱ	μᾰδᾱ́τω	μᾰδᾶτον	μᾰδᾱ́των		μᾰδᾶτε	μᾰδώντων
middle/ passive	indicative	μᾰδῶμαι	μᾰδᾷ	μᾰδᾶται	μᾰδᾶσθον	μᾰδᾶσθον	μᾰδώμεθᾰ	μᾰδᾶσθε	μᾰδῶνται
	subjunctive	μᾰδῶμαι	μᾰδᾷ	μᾰδᾶται	μᾰδᾶσθον	μᾰδᾶσθον	μᾰδώμεθᾰ	μᾰδᾶσθε	μᾰδῶνται
	optative	μᾰδῴμην	μᾰδῷο	μᾰδῷτο	μᾰδῷσθον	μᾰδῴσθην	μᾰδῴμεθᾰ	μᾰδῷσθε	μᾰδῷντο
	imperative		μᾰδῶ	μᾰδᾱ́σθω	μᾰδᾶσθον	μᾰδᾱ́σθων		μᾰδᾶσθε	μᾰδᾱ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		μᾰδᾶν				μᾰδᾶσθαι
participle	m	μᾰδῶν				μᾰδώμενος
	f	μᾰδῶσᾰ				μᾰδωμένη
	n	μᾰδῶν				μᾰδώμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐμᾰ́δᾰον, ἐμᾰδᾰόμην (Uncontracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐμᾰ́δᾰον	ἐμᾰ́δᾰες	ἐμᾰ́δᾰε(ν)	ἐμᾰδᾰ́ετον	ἐμᾰδᾰέτην	ἐμᾰδᾰ́ομεν	ἐμᾰδᾰ́ετε	ἐμᾰ́δᾰον
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐμᾰδᾰόμην	ἐμᾰδᾰ́ου	ἐμᾰδᾰ́ετο	ἐμᾰδᾰ́εσθον	ἐμᾰδᾰέσθην	ἐμᾰδᾰόμεθᾰ	ἐμᾰδᾰ́εσθε	ἐμᾰδᾰ́οντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἐμᾰ́δων, ἐμᾰδώμην (Contracted)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐμᾰ́δων	ἐμᾰ́δᾱς	ἐμᾰ́δᾱ	ἐμᾰδᾶτον	ἐμᾰδᾱ́την	ἐμᾰδῶμεν	ἐμᾰδᾶτε	ἐμᾰ́δων
middle/ passive	indicative	ἐμᾰδώμην	ἐμᾰδῶ	ἐμᾰδᾶτο	ἐμᾰδᾶσθον	ἐμᾰδᾱ́σθην	ἐμᾰδώμεθᾰ	ἐμᾰδᾶσθε	ἐμᾰδῶντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: μᾰδήσω, μᾰδήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	μᾰδήσω	μᾰδήσεις	μᾰδήσει	μᾰδήσετον	μᾰδήσετον	μᾰδήσομεν	μᾰδήσετε	μᾰδήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	μᾰδήσοιμῐ	μᾰδήσοις	μᾰδήσοι	μᾰδήσοιτον	μᾰδησοίτην	μᾰδήσοιμεν	μᾰδήσοιτε	μᾰδήσοιεν
middle	indicative	μᾰδήσομαι	μᾰδήσῃ, μᾰδήσει	μᾰδήσεται	μᾰδήσεσθον	μᾰδήσεσθον	μᾰδησόμεθᾰ	μᾰδήσεσθε	μᾰδήσονται
	optative	μᾰδησοίμην	μᾰδήσοιο	μᾰδήσοιτο	μᾰδήσοισθον	μᾰδησοίσθην	μᾰδησοίμεθᾰ	μᾰδήσοισθε	μᾰδήσοιντο
		active			middle
infinitive		μᾰδήσειν			μᾰδήσεσθαι
participle	m	μᾰδήσων			μᾰδησόμενος
	f	μᾰδήσουσᾰ			μᾰδησομένη
	n	μᾰδῆσον			μᾰδησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Synonyms

• μαδάσκομαι (madáskomai)

Derived terms

• ἀπομαδάω (apomadáō)

Related terms

• μαδαρός (madarós)
• μάδησις (mádēsis)
• μάδος (mádos)
• μαδός (madós)

References

• “μαδάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “μαδάω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• μαδάω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• μαδάω in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften