κατακτώ

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κατακτῶμαι (kataktômai) with semantic loan from French conquérir.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.taˈkto/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τα‧κτώ

Verb

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κατακτώ • (kataktó) (past κατέκτησα/κατάκτησα, passive κατακτιέμαι/κατακτώμαι, ppp κατακτημένος) (transitive)

  1. to conquer (to acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate)
  2. to conquer (to gain, win, or obtain by effort)
  3. to win (to gain by succeeding in competition or contest)
  4. to win (to obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ κατακτώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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