κατακτώ
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- κατακτάω (kataktáo)
Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κατακτῶμαι (kataktômai) with semantic loan from French conquérir.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]κατακτώ • (kataktó) (past κατέκτησα/κατάκτησα, passive κατακτιέμαι/κατακτώμαι, ppp κατακτημένος) (transitive)
- to conquer (to acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate)
- to conquer (to gain, win, or obtain by effort)
- to win (to gain by succeeding in competition or contest)
- to win (to obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of)
Conjugation
[edit]This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
[edit]- κατακτητής m (kataktitís), κατακτήτρια f (kataktítria)
- κατακτητικός (kataktitikós)
Related terms
[edit]- κατάκτηση f (katáktisi)
References
[edit]- ^ κατακτώ, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language