καταστρέφω
Ancient Greek
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to turn down, bring down, subdue
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek στρέφω (turn, I twist, twist, I turn).
Origin
Ancient Greek
στρέφω
Gloss
turn, I twist, twist, I turn
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
🙃
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- catastrophe English
- katastrofi Finnish
- catastropha Latin
- катастро́фа Russian
- catástrofe Spanish, Castilian
- καταστροφή Ancient Greek
- στρέφω Ancient Greek
- στρέψις Ancient Greek
- στρεπτός Ancient Greek
- στροφή Ancient Greek
- στρόφιον Ancient Greek
- ἐπιστρέφω Ancient Greek
- ὑποστρέφω Ancient Greek
- *strebʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- catástrofe Portuguese
- katastrof Swedish
- catastróf Irish
- katastrofe Danish
- catástrofe Galician
- καταστρέφω Greek (modern)
- καταστροφή Greek (modern)
- στρέφω Greek (modern)
- קטסטרופה Hebrew (modern)