καταδικάζω

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek καταδικάζω (katadikázō).[1] By surface analysis, κατα- (kata-) +‎ δικάζω (dikázo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ta.ðiˈka.zo/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τα‧δι‧κά‧ζω

Verb

καταδικάζω • (katadikázo) (past καταδίκασα, passive καταδικάζομαι, p‑past καταδικάστηκα, ppp καταδικασμένος) (transitive)

  1. (law) to sentence, to condemn (to assign punishment)
  2. to condemn, to damn (to criticize strongly)
  3. (figuratively) to condemn, to doom (to destine to experience bad circumstances; to fix irrevocably the ill fate of)

Conjugation

  • καταδικασθείς (katadikastheís)
  • καταδικαστέος (katadikastéos)
  • καταδικαστικός (katadikastikós)
  • καταδίκη f (katadíki)
  • κατάδικος m or f (katádikos)

References

  1. ^ καταδικάζω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language