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καταστροφή

First declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: καταστροφή καταστροφῆς

Structure: καταστροφ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: katastre/fw

Sense

  1. overturning
  2. subjugation, reduction
  3. return of vibrating string to axial position
  4. end, close, conclusion
  5. ruin, undoing, disaster, catastrophe

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative καταστροφή καταστροφᾱ́ καταστροφαί
Genitive καταστροφῆς καταστροφαῖν καταστροφῶν
Dative καταστροφῇ καταστροφαῖν καταστροφαῖς
Accusative καταστροφήν καταστροφᾱ́ καταστροφᾱ́ς
Vocative καταστροφή καταστροφᾱ́ καταστροφαί

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • νῦν καταστροφαὶ νέων θεσμίων, εἰ κρατή‐ σει δίκα <τε> καὶ βλάβα τοῦδε ματροκτόνου. (Aeschylus, Eumenides, choral, strophe 11)
  • καὶ γὰρ ἐκείνοισ πᾶσιν αἱ καταστροφαὶ τῶν δραμάτων προσδέονται θεοῦ καὶ μηχανῆσ διὰ τὸ τὰσ πρώτασ ὑποθέσεισ ψευδεῖσ καὶ παραλόγουσ λαμβάνειν, τούσ τε συγγραφέασ ἀνάγκη τὸ παραπλήσιον πάσχειν καὶ ποιεῖν ἡρ́ωάσ τε καὶ θεοὺσ ἐπιφαινομένουσ, ἐπειδὰν τὰσ ἀρχὰσ ἀπιθάνουσ καὶ ψευδεῖσ ὑποστήσωνται. (Polybius, Histories, book 3, chapter 48 8:2)

Synonyms

  1. subjugation

  2. end

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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