καταδιώκω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κατα- (kata-, against) +‎ διώκω (diṓkō, persecute).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰτᾰδῐώκω (katadiṓkō)

  1. to pursue closely

Conjugation

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταδιώκω (katadiṓkō) as a semantic loan from French poursuivre, persécuter.[1] By surface analysis, κατα- (against) +‎ διώκω (persecute).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ta.ðiˈo.ko/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τα‧δι‧ώ‧κω

Verb

καταδιώκω (katadióko) (past καταδίωξα, passive καταδιώκομαι)

  1. to pursue, chase

Conjugation

References

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