κατα- in Ancient Greek

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{
  "etymology_text": "See κατά (katá).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "κᾰτᾰ-",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kătă-",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κατ-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "with smooth breathing"
      ],
      "roman": "kat-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "before-vowel"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθ-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "with rough breathing"
      ],
      "roman": "kath-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "before-vowel"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "κᾰτᾰ-"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
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  "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": [
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fully, completely"
      ],
      "id": "en-κατα--grc-prefix-Z3JSCUZ3",
      "links": [
        [
          "fully",
          "fully"
        ],
        [
          "completely",
          "completely"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "κατα-"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κατ-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "with smooth breathing"
      ],
      "roman": "kat-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "before-vowel"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθ-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "with rough breathing"
      ],
      "roman": "kath-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "before-vowel"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "prefix",
        "head": "κᾰτᾰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "κᾰτᾰ- • (kătă-)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "back"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "back",
          "back"
        ]
      ],
      "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "κατα-"
}

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"κατα-" meaning in Ancient Greek

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