καθιζάνω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κατισδάνω (katisdánō) Aeolic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰθῐζᾰ́νω (kathizánō)

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

Inflection

Synonyms

Further reading

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

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • κατακάθομαι (katakáthomai, to become sediment, settle downwards)

Derived terms

  • καθίζημα n (kathízima, sediment)
  • καθίζηση f (kathízisi, subsiding, sedimentation)
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