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καθιδρύω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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κᾰτᾰ- (κᾰθ-) (fully) +‎ ἱδρῡ́ω (make to sit down; settle; found).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κᾰθιδρῡ́ω (kathidrū́ō) (causative of καθέζομαι)

  1. to make to sit down
    1. (passive voice) to sit down, settle
  2. to establish
    1. to be restored
  3. to consecrate, dedicate
  4. to found

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Koine Greek κᾰθιδρῡ́ω (make sit down; establish).[1] Morphologically, from κατα- (καθ-) (fully) +‎ ιδρύω (found).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.θiˈðri.o/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧θι‧δρύ‧ω

Verb

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καθιδρύω (kathidrýo) (past καθίδρυσα, passive καθιδρύομαι)

  1. (rare formal term) Synonym of ιδρύω (idrýo, to found)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ καθιδρύω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.