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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From καταλύω (katalúō, “loosen, destroy; stay the night”) + -της (-tēs, noun-forming suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ta.lý.tɛːs/ → /ka.taˈly.tis/ → /ka.taˈli.tis/
Noun
κᾰτᾰλύτης • (katalútēs) m (genitive κᾰτᾰλύτου); first declension
- lodger
- stranger
- arbitrator
Declension
Further reading
- καταλύτης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- “καταλύτης”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
- “καταλύτης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Greek
Noun
καταλύτης • (katalýtis) m (plural καταλύτες)
- (chemistry) catalyst
- (automotive) catalytic converter
- (metaphorical) enabler (person who makes things happen)
Declension