καθιζάνω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κατισδάνω (katisdánō) — Aeolic

Etymology

From κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) +‎ ῐ̔ζᾰ́νω (hĭzắnō, “to cause to sit”) with apocopic form καθ’.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰθῐζᾰ́νω • (kăthĭzắnō)

  1. (causal) to make sit
  2. (transitive) to sit

Inflection

   Present: κᾰθῐζᾰ́νω, κᾰθῐζᾰ́νομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κᾰθῐζᾰ́νω κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεις κᾰθῐζᾰ́νει κᾰθῐζᾰ́νετον κᾰθῐζᾰ́νετον κᾰθῐζᾰ́νομεν κᾰθῐζᾰ́νετε κᾰθῐζᾰ́νουσῐ(ν)
subjunctive κᾰθῐζᾰ́νω κᾰθῐζᾰ́νῃς κᾰθῐζᾰ́νῃ κᾰθῐζᾰ́νητον κᾰθῐζᾰ́νητον κᾰθῐζᾰ́νωμεν κᾰθῐζᾰ́νητε κᾰθῐζᾰ́νωσῐ(ν)
optative κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιμῐ κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοις κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοι κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιτον κᾰθῐζᾰνοίτην κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιμεν κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιτε κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιεν
imperative   κᾰθῐ́ζᾰνε κᾰθῐζᾰνέτω κᾰθῐζᾰ́νετον κᾰθῐζᾰνέτων   κᾰθῐζᾰ́νετε κᾰθῐζᾰνόντων
middle/
passive 		indicative κᾰθῐζᾰ́νομαι κᾰθῐζᾰ́νῃ / κᾰθῐζᾰ́νει κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεται κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεσθον κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεσθον κᾰθῐζᾰνόμεθᾰ κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεσθε κᾰθῐζᾰ́νονται
subjunctive κᾰθῐζᾰ́νωμαι κᾰθῐζᾰ́νῃ κᾰθῐζᾰ́νηται κᾰθῐζᾰ́νησθον κᾰθῐζᾰ́νησθον κᾰθῐζᾰνώμεθᾰ κᾰθῐζᾰ́νησθε κᾰθῐζᾰ́νωνται
optative κᾰθῐζᾰνοίμην κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιο κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιτο κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοισθον κᾰθῐζᾰνοίσθην κᾰθῐζᾰνοίμεθᾰ κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοισθε κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιντο
imperative   κᾰθῐζᾰ́νου κᾰθῐζᾰνέσθω κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεσθον κᾰθῐζᾰνέσθων   κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεσθε κᾰθῐζᾰνέσθων
active middle/passive
infinitive κᾰθῐζᾰ́νειν κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεσθαι
participle m κᾰθῐζᾰ́νων κᾰθῐζᾰνόμενος
f κᾰθῐζᾰ́νουσᾰ κᾰθῐζᾰνομένη
n κᾰθῐζᾰ́νον κᾰθῐζᾰνόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: κᾰθῑ́ζᾰνον, κᾰθῑζᾰνόμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
active indicative κᾰθῑ́ζᾰνον κᾰθῑ́ζᾰνες κᾰθῑ́ζᾰνε(ν) κᾰθῑζᾰ́νετον κᾰθῑζᾰνέτην κᾰθῑζᾰ́νομεν κᾰθῑζᾰ́νετε κᾰθῑ́ζᾰνον
middle/
passive 		indicative κᾰθῑζᾰνόμην κᾰθῑζᾰ́νου κᾰθῑζᾰ́νετο κᾰθῑζᾰ́νεσθον κᾰθῑζᾰνέσθην κᾰθῑζᾰνόμεθᾰ κᾰθῑζᾰ́νεσθε κᾰθῑζᾰ́νοντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Synonyms

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καθιζάνω (kathizánō, “to cause to sit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaθiˈzano/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧θι‧ζά‧νω

Verb

καθιζάνω • (kathizáno) (imperfect καθίζανα) found only in the imperfective tenses

  1. (geoglogy, learned) (of earth) to subside of ground
  2. (chemistry, learned) (of particles in a solution) to settle down, as in sedimentation

Conjugation

καθιζάνω   (active forms only imperfective)
Active voice ➤   —   Imperfective aspect ➤
Indicative mood ➤ Present ➤ Imperfect ➤ Future ➤
1 sg  (καθίζω →) καθίζανα θα καθιζάνω
2 sg καθιζάνεις καθίζανες θα καθιζάνεις
3 sg καθιζάνει καθίζανε θα καθιζάνει
1 pl καθιζάνουμε, [‑ομε] καθιζάναμε θα καθιζάνουμε, [‑ομε]
2 pl καθιζάνετε καθιζάνατε θα καθιζάνετε
3 pl καθιζάνουν(ε) καθίζαναν, καθιζάναν(ε) θα καθιζάνουν(ε)
Subjunctive mood ➤ Formed using present tense from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤ 2 sg 2 pl
Imperfective aspect — καθιζάνετε
Other forms Present participle ➤
καθιζάνοντας ➤
Notes  
 
Appendix:Greek verbs 		 • Learned verb from Ancient Greek. Defective: present stem only. Used mainly in present tense.
 • (…) optional or informal.   […] rare.   {…} learned, archaic.
 • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.
 • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Synonyms

  • κατακάθομαι (katakáthomai, “to become sediment, settle downwards”)

Derived terms

  • καθίζημα n (kathízima, “sediment”)
  • καθίζηση f (kathízisi, “subsiding, sedimentation”)
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