καταδιώκω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κατα- (kata-, “against”) +‎ διώκω (diṓkō, “persecute”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰτᾰδῐώκω • (katadiṓkō)

  1. to pursue closely

Conjugation

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταδιώκω (katadiṓkō) as a semantic loan from French poursuivre, persécuter.[1] By surface analysis, κατα- (“against”) +‎ διώκω (“persecute”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ta.ðiˈo.ko/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τα‧δι‧ώ‧κω

Verb

καταδιώκω • (katadióko) (past καταδίωξα, passive καταδιώκομαι)

  1. to pursue, chase

Conjugation

  • αδίωκτος (adíoktos, “unprosecuted”)
  • ακαταδίωκτος (akatadíoktos, “not possible to be prosecuted”)
  • καταδιωγμός m (katadiogmós, “pogrom”)
  • καταδιωκτικός (katadioktikós, “prosecuting”)
  • καταδίωξη f (katadíoxi, “prosecution”) (law)
  • and see: διώκω (dióko, “persecute, prosecute”)

References

  1. καταδιώκω - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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