καταιβατός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From καταβαίνω (katabaínō, “to go down, to descend”), from κατα- (kata-, “down”) +‎ βαίνω (baínō, “to go”).

Adjective

καταιβᾰτός • (kataibatós) m (feminine καταιβᾰτή, neuter καταιβᾰτόν); first/second declension

1. down-going, descending
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 13.110:

     δύω δέ τέ οἱ θύραι εἰσίν, αἱ μὲν πρὸς βορέαο καταιβαταὶ ἀνθρώποισιν

     dúō dé té hoi thúrai eisín, hai mèn pròs boréao kataibataì anthrṓpoisin

     • Translation by Benjamin Crowell

       There are two doors: one for men, which leads down from the north

Antonyms

• ᾰ̓νᾰβᾰτός (anabatós)

Related terms

• βατός (batós)

Descendants

• English: katabatic