nóstos

nóstos νόστος "wieder Ankunft, Heimkommen" "Rückkehr"

From Proto-Hellenic *nóstos, from the o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *nes- (“to return home”) + -τος (-tos). See νέομαι (néomai, “to go or come back”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nós.tos/ → /ˈnos.tos/ → /ˈnos.tos/

Noun

νόστος • (nóstos) m (genitive νόστου); second declension

1. the act of reaching a place; journey, arrival
2. the act of returning or going back
3. (Homeric) returning home, homecoming, a safe journey home