κάτω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰτᾰ́ (katá) +‎ (, adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

κᾰ́τω (kátō)

  1. downwards
  2. beneath, below
  3. in or to the underworld (Hades)
  4. on the coast
  5. southward

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Greek: κάτω (káto)
  • Mariupol Greek: ка́ту (kátu)

Preposition

κᾰ́τω (kátō) (governs the genitive)

  1. under, below

Further reading

  • κάτω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • κάτω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • κάτω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • κάτω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • κάτω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • κάτω”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάτω (kátō).

Compare Mariupol Greek ка́ту (kátu).

Pronunciation

Adverb

κάτω (káto)

  1. down
  2. below, beneath
    Antonym: άνω (áno)

Synonyms

Further reading