Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

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

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Verb edit

κᾰτᾰρρέω (katarrhéō)

  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
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  • Greek: καταρρέω (katarréo)

References edit

  • 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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

καταρρέω (katarréo) (past κατέρρευσα, passive —)

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

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  • and see: ρέω (réo, flow)