N, n, nu` , tov , indecl., thirteenth letter of Greek alphabet; as numeral, nV = 50, but Ën = 50,000. n is the dental or palatal liquid, corresponding with the mute d . Dialectic changes,
1.
Dor.,
n
represents
l
, v.
L l
. 2.
2.
Att. and Dor. for
m
, v.
M m
. 11. 2.
II.
Euphonic changes:
1.
into
g
before the palatals
g k c
, and before
x
, as
e[ggono" e[gkairo" ejgcwvrio" ejgxevw
etc.
2.
into
m
before the labials
b p f
, and before
y
, as
duvmbio" sumpovth" sumfuhv" e[myuco"
; likewise before
m
. as
ejmmanhv"
.
3.
into
l
, before
l
, as
ejlleivpw sullambavnw
.
4.
into
r
before
r
, as
surravptw
:in compds. of
ejn n
sometimes remains, as
e[nruqmo"
.
5.
into
"
before
"
, as
suvssito" pavssofo"
.
III.
the so called
nu` ejfelkustikovn
is found with dat. pl. in
si
, as
ajndravsin
; 3 pl. of verbs in
si
, as
eijlhvfasin
; 3 sing.in
-e, -i
, as
e[ktanen deivknusin
: the local termin.
-si
, as
jAqhvnh/si jOlumpivasi
; the Epic. termin.
fi
, as
ojsteovfin
; the numeral
ei[kosi
; the Advs.
novsfi, pevrusi
; the enclit. Particles
kev
and
nuv
. This
n
was mostly used to avoid a hiatus where a vowel follows.
na`a"
na`a" , Dor. acc. pl. of nau`" .
naethvr
naethvr , h`ro", oJ , = sq., Anth.
naevth"
naevth" , ou, oJ , an inhabitant, Simon.; as fem., Anth.
naiv
naiv , Adv., used in strong affirmation, yea, verily, Lat. nae , Hom., Att.; in Hom. mostly followed by dhv .
2. nai; mav in oaths, yea by. . , nai; ma; tovde skh`ptron Il.; mav is sometimes omitted, nai; ta;n kovran Ar.; nai; pro;" qew`n Eur.
II. in answers, alone, aye, yes, tou`tÆ ejthvtumon ; answ. naiv Aesch.; naiv, naiv Ar.
nai?
na<Eth>i? , poët. dat. of nau`" .
Na<Eth>i>a±kov" , hv, ovn , of or for the Naiads, Anth.
Nai>av"
Na<Eth>i>av" , Ion. Nhiav" , avdo", hJ , ( navw ) a Naiad, a rivernymph, (as Nhrhiv" is a sea-nymph), mostly in pl. Nai>avde" , Ion. Nhi>avde" , Od., Eur.:—so also Ion. Nhiv" , ivdo", hJ , in sing., Il., Eur.
nai?dion
na<Eth>i?dion »iØd1/4, tov , Dim. of naov" , Polyb.