καταδιώκω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κατα- (kata-, against) +‎ διώκω (diṓkō, persecute).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰτᾰδῐώκω • (kătădĭṓkō)

  1. to pursue closely

Conjugation

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταδιώκω (katadiṓkō) as a semantic loan from French poursuivre, persécuter.[1] By surface analysis, κατα- (against) +‎ διώκω (persecute).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ta.ðiˈo.ko/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τα‧δι‧ώ‧κω

Verb

καταδιώκω • (katadióko) (past καταδίωξα, passive καταδιώκομαι)

  1. to pursue, chase

Conjugation

  • αδίωκτος (adíoktos, unprosecuted)
  • ακαταδίωκτος (akatadíoktos, not possible to be prosecuted)
  • καταδιωγμός m (katadiogmós, pogrom)
  • καταδιωκτικός (katadioktikós, prosecuting)
  • καταδίωξη f (katadíoxi, prosecution) (law)
  • and see: διώκω (dióko, persecute, prosecute)

References

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