καταρρέω

See also: καταῤῥέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-, downwards, down) +‎ ῥέω (rhéō, to flow, run, stream, gush).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰτᾰρρέω • (kătărrhéō)

  1. to flow down
    1. to stream, rush down (of men)
    2. to fall, drop off (of fruit, leaves, etc.)
    3. to fall in ruins
    4. to burrow
    5. (figuratively) to fall into
  2. to run down, drip with

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ᾰ̓ντῐκᾰτᾰρρέω (ăntĭkătărrhéō)
  • ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰρρέω (ăpokătărrhéō)
  • ἐπῐκᾰτᾰρρέω (epĭkătărrhéō)
  • κᾰτᾰρροή (kătărrhoḗ)
  • κᾰτᾰ́ρροια (kătắrrhoia)
  • κᾰτᾰ́ρροος (kătắrrhoos)
  • περῐκᾰτᾰρρέω (perĭkătărrhéō)
  • σῠγκᾰτᾰρρέω (sŭnkătărrhéō)
  • κᾰτᾰρροῐ̈κός (kătărrhoĭ̈kós)
  • κᾰτᾰρροῐ̈στῐκός (kătărrhoĭ̈stĭkós)
  • κᾰτᾰρροώδης (kătărrhoṓdēs)
  • κᾰτᾰρρῠής (kătărrhŭḗs)
  • κᾰτᾰρρῠθμῐ́ζω (kătărrhŭthmĭ́zō)
  • κᾰτᾰ́ρρῠθμος (kătắrrhŭthmos)
  • κᾰτᾰ́ρρῠσῐς (kătắrrhŭsĭs)
  • κᾰτᾰ́ρρῠτος (kătắrrhŭtos)
  • ψῠγμοκᾰτᾰ́ρρους (psŭgmokătắrrhous)

Descendants

  • Greek: καταρρέω (katarréo)

References

  • καταρρέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • καταρρέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • καταρρέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • καταρρέω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καταρρέω (fall into ruins). Morphologically, from κατα- (fully) +‎ ρέω (flow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.taˈre.o/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧ταρ‧ρέ‧ω

Verb

καταρρέω • (katarréo) (past κατέρρευσα, passive —)

  1. to collapse
  2. (psychology) to break down, collapse
  3. (business) to collapse, go under, fold

Conjugation

  • κατάρρευση f (katárrefsi, collapse)
  • καταρροή f (katarroḯ, catarrh)
  • κατάρροϊκός (katárroïkós, catarrhal) (medicine)
  • κατάρρους m (katárrous, catarrh) (medicine, formal)
  • ρύση f (rýsi, flowing)
  • φυλλορροώ (fyllorroó, literally: drop leaves; decline)
  • and see: ρέω (réo, flow)