καταρρέω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From κᾰτᾰ- (kata-, downwards, down) +‎ ῥέω (rhéō, to flow, run, stream, gush).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κᾰτᾰρρέω (katarrhéō)

  1. to flow down
    1. to stream, rush down (of men)
    2. to fall, drop off (of fruit, leaves, etc.)
    3. to fall in ruins
    4. to burrow
    5. (figuratively) to fall into
  2. to run down, drip with
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Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: καταρρέω (katarréo)

References

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  • καταρρέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • καταρρέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • καταρρέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • καταρρέω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter

Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek καταρρέω (fall into ruins). Morphologically, from κατα- (fully) +‎ ρέω (flow).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.taˈre.o/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧ταρ‧ρέ‧ω

Verb

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καταρρέω (katarréo) (past κατέρρευσα, passive —)

  1. to collapse
  2. (psychology) to break down, collapse
  3. (business) to collapse, go under, fold

Conjugation

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  • and see: ρέω (réo, flow)