καθιζάνω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• κατισδάνω (katisdánō) — Aeolic

Etymology

From κᾰτᾰ́ (katá) +‎ ῐ̔ζᾰ́νω (hizánō, “to cause to sit”) with apocopic form καθ’.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.tʰiz.dá.nɔː/ → /ka.θiˈza.no/ → /ka.θiˈza.no/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.tʰiz.dá.nɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.tʰiˈza.no/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.θiˈza.no/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.θiˈza.no/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.θiˈza.no/

Verb

κᾰθῐζᾰ́νω • (kathizánō)

1. (causal) to make sit
2. (transitive) to sit

Inflection

   Present: κᾰθῐζᾰ́νω, κᾰθῐζᾰ́νομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νω	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεις	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νει	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νετον	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νετον	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νομεν	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νετε	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νω	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νῃς	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νῃ	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νητον	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νητον	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νωμεν	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νητε	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νωσῐ(ν)
	optative	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιμῐ	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοις	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοι	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιτον	κᾰθῐζᾰνοίτην	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιμεν	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιτε	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιεν
	imperative		κᾰθῐ́ζᾰνε	κᾰθῐζᾰνέτω	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νετον	κᾰθῐζᾰνέτων		κᾰθῐζᾰ́νετε	κᾰθῐζᾰνόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νομαι	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νῃ, κᾰθῐζᾰ́νει	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεται	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεσθον	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεσθον	κᾰθῐζᾰνόμεθᾰ	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεσθε	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νονται
	subjunctive	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νωμαι	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νῃ	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νηται	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νησθον	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νησθον	κᾰθῐζᾰνώμεθᾰ	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νησθε	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νωνται
	optative	κᾰθῐζᾰνοίμην	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιο	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιτο	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοισθον	κᾰθῐζᾰνοίσθην	κᾰθῐζᾰνοίμεθᾰ	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοισθε	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νοιντο
	imperative		κᾰθῐζᾰ́νου	κᾰθῐζᾰνέσθω	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεσθον	κᾰθῐζᾰνέσθων		κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεσθε	κᾰθῐζᾰνέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		κᾰθῐζᾰ́νειν				κᾰθῐζᾰ́νεσθαι
participle	m	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νων				κᾰθῐζᾰνόμενος
	f	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νουσᾰ				κᾰθῐζᾰνομένη
	n	κᾰθῐζᾰ́νον				κᾰθῐζᾰνόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: κᾰθῑ́ζᾰνον, κᾰθῑζᾰνόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	κᾰθῑ́ζᾰνον	κᾰθῑ́ζᾰνες	κᾰθῑ́ζᾰνε(ν)	κᾰθῑζᾰ́νετον	κᾰθῑζᾰνέτην	κᾰθῑζᾰ́νομεν	κᾰθῑζᾰ́νετε	κᾰθῑ́ζᾰνον
middle/ passive	indicative	κᾰθῑζᾰνόμην	κᾰθῑζᾰ́νου	κᾰθῑζᾰ́νετο	κᾰθῑζᾰ́νεσθον	κᾰθῑζᾰνέσθην	κᾰθῑζᾰνόμεθᾰ	κᾰθῑζᾰ́νεσθε	κᾰθῑζᾰ́νοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Synonyms

• κᾰθέζομαι (kathézomai), ἕζομαι (hézomai, “sit oneself, sit down”)
• κᾰ́θημαι (káthēmai), ἧμαι (hêmai, “to be seated”)
• ῐ̔ζᾰ́νω (hizánō, “to cause to sit, to sit down”)
• κᾰθῐ́ζω (kathízō), ῐ̔́ζω (hízō, “to cause to sit, to sit down”)

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

1. (geoglogy, learned) (of earth) to subside of ground
2. (chemistry, learned) (of particles in a solution) to settle down, as in sedimentation

Conjugation

καθιζάνω   (active forms only imperfective)

	Active voice ➤   —   Imperfective aspect ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Present ➤	Imperfect ➤	Future ➤
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).
Imperative mood ➤	2 sg	2 pl
Imperfective aspect	—	καθιζάνετε
Other forms	Present participle ➤
	καθιζάνοντας ➤
Notes     Appendix:Greek verbs	• 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”)

Related terms

• καθίζω (kathízo, “to make sit”)
• κάθομαι (káthomai, “to sit”)