"κατα-" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κατα- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: κᾰτᾰ- [canonical], kătă- [romanization]
Etymology: See κατά (katá). Head templates: {{head|grc|prefix|head=κᾰτᾰ-}} κᾰτᾰ- • (kătă-)
  1. back Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-κατα--grc-prefix-PEgjRvN1
  2. downwards Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-κατα--grc-prefix-A2ARov1m
  3. against Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-κατα--grc-prefix-pxjj6a76
  4. fully, completely Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-κατα--grc-prefix-Z3JSCUZ3 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 0 0 15 21 21 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 0 0 13 22 22 22 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: κατ- (kat-) (english: before a vowel with smooth breathing), καθ- (kath-) (english: before a vowel with rough breathing)
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      "form": "κᾰτᾰ-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kătă-",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "κᾰτᾰ-"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "prefix",
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      "glosses": [
        "back"
      ],
      "id": "en-κατα--grc-prefix-PEgjRvN1",
      "links": [
        [
          "back",
          "back"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "downwards"
      ],
      "id": "en-κατα--grc-prefix-A2ARov1m",
      "links": [
        [
          "downwards",
          "downwards"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "against"
      ],
      "id": "en-κατα--grc-prefix-pxjj6a76",
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 15 21 21 21 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 13 22 22 22 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fully, completely"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "fully",
          "fully"
        ],
        [
          "completely",
          "completely"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "before a vowel with smooth breathing",
      "roman": "kat-",
      "word": "κατ-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "before a vowel with rough breathing",
      "roman": "kath-",
      "word": "καθ-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κατα-"
}
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    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek prefixes",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See κατά (katá).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "κᾰτᾰ-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kătă-",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "2": "prefix",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "prefix",
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      ],
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        [
          "back",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "downwards"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "downwards",
          "downwards"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "against"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fully, completely"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fully",
          "fully"
        ],
        [
          "completely",
          "completely"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "before a vowel with smooth breathing",
      "roman": "kat-",
      "word": "κατ-"
    },
    {
      "english": "before a vowel with rough breathing",
      "roman": "kath-",
      "word": "καθ-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κατα-"
}

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