καταρρέω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Verb

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: καταρρέω (katarréo)

References

  • 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

καταρρέω (katarréo) (past κατέρρευσα, passive —)

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

Conjugation

  • and see: ρέω (réo, flow)