κατακλυσμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κατακλύζω (kataklúzō, “I wash off, wash away, deluge, inundate”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH- (“clean”)) + -μός (-mós), equivalent to κατα- (kata-) +‎ κλῠσμός (klusmós).

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Noun

κᾰτᾰκλῠσμός • (kataklusmós) m (genitive κᾰτᾰκλῠσμοῦ); second declension

  1. flood, inundation
  2. (figurative) deluge (e.g. a political deluge)

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