Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from Ancient Greek καταλήγω (katalḗgō) & semantic loan from French finir par, aboutir. By surface analysis, κατα- (kata-) +‎ λήγω (lígo, end).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.taˈli.ɣo/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τα‧λή‧γω

Verb

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καταλήγω (katalígo) (past κατέληξα, passive —)

  1. to end up
  2. (euphemistic) to die

Conjugation

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and see: κατά (katá) and λήγω (lígo)

Further reading

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