καθιδρύω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

κᾰτᾰ- (κᾰθ-) (fully) +‎ ἱδρῡ́ω (make to sit down; settle; found).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰθιδρῡ́ω • (kăthidrū́ō) (causative of καθέζομαι)

  1. to make to sit down
    1. (passive voice) to sit down, settle
  2. to establish
    1. to be restored
  3. to consecrate, dedicate
  4. to found

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἐγκᾰθιδρῡ́ω (enkăthidrū́ō, erect, set up in)
  • κᾰθίδρυμᾰ n (kăthídrumă, establishment; temple)
  • κᾰθίδρυσῐς f (kăthídrusĭs, founding temples, setting up statues; foundation-festival)
  • νεοκᾰθίδρῡτος (neokăthídrūtos, newly founded/built)
  • πᾰρᾰκαθιδρύομαι (părăkathidrúomai, placed near)
  • προκᾰθιδρύομαι (prokăthidrúomai, be seated before)
  • προσκᾰθιδρύω (proskăthidrúō, place upon)
  • συγκᾰθιδρύω (sunkăthidrúō, set up with, dedicate with)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek κᾰθιδρῡ́ω (make sit down; establish).[1] Morphologically, from κατα- (καθ-) (fully) +‎ ιδρύω (found).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.θiˈðri.o/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧θι‧δρύ‧ω

Verb

καθιδρύω • (kathidrýo) (past καθίδρυσα, passive καθιδρύομαι)

  1. (rare formal term) synonym of ιδρύω (idrýo, to found)

Conjugation

  • ίδρυση f (ídrysi, founding)
  • καθίδρυση f (kathídrysi, fouding) (formal)
  • καθίδρυμα n (kathídryma, prestigious institution)
  • εγκαθιδρύω (egkathidrýo, establish)
  • επανιδρύω (epanidrýo, refound)

References

  1. ^ καθιδρύω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.