κάθοδος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κατά (katá, down) + ὁδός (hodós, way, road).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰ́θοδος • (káthodos) f (genitive κᾰθόδου); second declension

  1. way down, descent
    Synonym: κατάβασις (katábasis)
    Antonym: ἄνοδος (ánodos)

Declension

Descendants

  • English: cathode
  • Greek: κάθοδος (káthodos)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κᾰ́θοδος (káthodos).

Noun

κάθοδος • (káthodos) f (plural κάθοδοι)

  1. (physics, chemistry, electricity) cathode
    Antonyms: άνοδος (ánodos), ιόν (ión)
    Coordinate terms: ηλεκτρόδιο (ilektródio), ιόν (ión)
  2. decrease
  3. descent, route downwards
  4. route southwards
  5. (politics) participation in an election

Declension

Further reading

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