διακατέχω

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek διακατέχω (diakatékhō, to hold fast, to hold in possession).[1] By surface analysis, δια- (dia-) +‎ κατέχω (katécho).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ði̯a.kaˈte.xo/, /ðʝa.kaˈte.xo/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧α‧κα‧τέ‧χω

Verb

διακατέχω (diakatécho) (imperfect διακατείχα, passive διακατέχομαι)

  1. (transitive) to grip, to possess (of an emotion: to have a strong effect upon, to dominate)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

  1. ^ διακατέχω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language