CATA-

Meaning of CATA- in English

(also cat- )

■ prefix

1》 down; downwards: catadromous.

2》 wrongly; badly: catachresis.

3》 completely: cataclysm.

4》 against; alongside: catechize.

Origin

from Gk kata 'down'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CATA — adj each; cata uno each (one) cata- prefixo [ cat- before -h- and vowels; used chiefly in technical terms] cata-, …
Interlingua English vocab
CATA- — cata-combe, -falco, -log, -pulte)
English interlingue dictionary
CATA- — or cat- or cath- prefix Etymology: Greek kata-, kat-, kath-, from kata down, in accordance with, by; akin to Old …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATA- — prefix or cat- or cath- Etymology: Greek kata-, kat-, kath-, from kata down; akin to Old Welsh cant with, along, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATA — () The Latin and English form of a Greek preposition, used as a prefix to signify down, downward, under, against, …
Английский словарь Webster
CATA — The Latin and English form of a Greek preposition, used as a prefix to signify down, downward, under, against, contrary …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CATA- — a prefix meaning "down," "against," "back," occurring originally in loanwords from Greek ( cataclysm; catalog; catalepsy ); on this model, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATA- — or cat- or cath- Etymology: Greek kata-, kat-, kath-, from kata down, in accordance with, by; akin to Old Welsh …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CATA — the latin and english form of a greek preposition, used as a prefix to signify down, downward, under, against, contrary …
Webster English vocab
CATA- — [cata-] or cat- or cath- prefix [Gk kata-, kat-, kath-, fr. kata down, in accordance with, by; akin to OW …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CATA- — cata- combining form with stress-neutral suffix BrE AmE ¦kæt ə AmE ¦kæt̬ ə ▶ — cataclastic ˌkæt ə ˈklæst ɪk …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CATA- — prefix (usu. cat- before a vowel or h) 1 down, downwards (catadromous). 2 wrongly, badly (catachresis). [Gk kata down]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CATA — Variant: or cat- or cath- Function: prefix Etymology: Greek kata-, kat-, kath-, from kata down, in accordance with, by; akin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CATA-CORNERED — I. see catacorner II. adverb (or adjective) see catercorner
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAT — cat- see cata-
Interlingua English vocab
CATHEPSIN — noun Etymology: Greek kathepsein to digest (from kata- cata- + hepsein to boil) + English 2-in Date: 1929 any of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATH- — see: cata-
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATATONIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from German Katatonie, from kata- cata- + New Latin -tonia Date: circa 1891 catatonic schizophrenia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATAPHORA — noun Etymology: cata- + anaphora Date: 1976 the use of a grammatical substitute (as a pronoun) that has the same …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATAMENIA — noun plural see: cata- Date: 1750 menses , ~l adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATAFALQUE — noun Etymology: Italian catafalco, from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum scaffold, from cata- + Latin fala siege tower Date: 1641 an ornamental …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATADROMOUS — adjective Etymology: probably from New Latin catadromus, from cata- + -dromus -dromous Date: 1880 living in freshwater and going to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAT- — prefix see: cata-
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CADASTRE — noun see: cata- Date: 1804 an official register of the quantity, value, and ownership of real estate used in apportioning …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAT- — prefix see cata-
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAIR — I. ˈche(ə)r, -a(a)(ə)r, -eə, -a(a)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English chayere, from Old French chaiere, from Latin cathedra, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATHOLIC — I. ˈkath(ə)lik, -ēk, esp Brit also ˈkȧ- noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English catholike, from Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATEGORY — I. ˈkad.əˌgōrē, -atə-, -ȯr-, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Late Latin categoria, from Greek katēgoria, from katēgorein to accuse, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KATA- — prefix or kat- Etymology: Greek — more at cata- : cata-
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATACOMB — ˈkad.əˌkōm, -atə-, Brit also -üm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French catacombe, probably from Old Italian catacomba, from Late …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATAPHORESIS — — cataphoretic /kat'euh feuh ret"ik/ , adj. — cataphoretically , adv. /kat'euh feuh ree"sis/ , n. 1. Med. the causing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATAFALQUE — /kat"euh fawk', -fawlk', -falk'/ , n. 1. a raised structure on which the body of a deceased person lies or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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