καθιζάνω
Ancient Greek
Etymology
κᾰτᾰ́ (katá) + ῐ̔ζᾰ́νω (hizánō, “to cause to sit”) with apocopic form καθ’.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ka.tʰiz.dá.nɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ka.tʰiˈza.no/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ka.θiˈza.no/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ka.θiˈza.no/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ka.θiˈza.no/
Verb
κᾰθῐζᾰ́νω • (kathizánō)
- (causal) to make sit
- (transitive) to sit
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
Further reading
- καθιζάνω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- καθιζάνω in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- καθιζάνω in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
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
- (geoglogy, learned) (of earth) subside of ground
- (chemistry, learned) (of particles in a solution) settle down, as in sedimentation
Conjugation
καθιζάνω (defective verb - active voice, imperfective aspect only)
| Active voice ➤ — Imperfective aspect ➤ | ||||
| Indicative mood ➤ | Present ➤ | Imperfect ➤ | Future continuous ➤ | |
| 1 sg | καθιζάνω (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, όταν, …). | |||
| Imperative mood ➤ | 2 sg | 2 pl | ||
| Imperfective aspect | — | καθιζάνετε | ||
| Other forms | Present participle ➤ | |||
| καθιζάνοντας ➤ | ||||
| Notes | • 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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