ναυᾱγός

ναυᾱγός
ναυᾱγός
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: `shipwrecked person' (Hdt.);
Other forms: Ion. -ηγός
Derivatives: ναυ-ᾱγέω, -ηγέω `be shipwrecked', -ᾱγία, -ηγία f. `shipwreck', -ά̄για, -ήγια n. pl. (rarely sg. -ιον) `wreck (of a ship)' (IA.).
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: Synthetic compp. of ναῦς and ἄγνυμι, ἀγῆναι `break' with lengthening of the α-vowel, partly through compositional lengthening or analogy (thus certainly in Ion. -ηγ-), partly also after κατ-ά̄γνυμι, ἔᾱγα; cf. Schwyzer 190 a. 439, Björck Alpha impurum 42 a. 147.
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