κατήγορος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From κᾰτᾰ- (kata-, against) + the root of ᾰ̓γορεύω (agoreúō, to speak).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κᾰτήγορος (katḗgorosm (genitive κᾰτηγόρου); second declension (Attic, Ionic, Koine)

  1. accuser

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: κατήγορος (katígoros) (learned)

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek κατήγορος (katḗgoros), from Ancient Greek κᾰτήγορος (katḗgoros, accuser).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈti.ɣo.ɾos/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τή‧γο‧ρος

Noun

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κατήγορος (katígorosm or f

  1. accuser
  2. (law) prosecutor, prosecuting attorney, prosecuting advocate, prosecution counsel
    δημόσιος κατήγοροςdimósios katígorospublic prosecutor

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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