cath-

prefix

a variant of cata- ⇒ cathode

cata- or kata- or (before an aspirate) cath- or (before a vowel) cat-

prefix

down; downwards; lower in position

⇒ catadromous

⇒ cataphyll

indicating reversal, opposition, degeneration, etc

⇒ cataplasia

⇒ catatonia

Origin

from Greek kata-, from kata. In compound words borrowed from Greek, kata- means: down (catabolism), away, off (catalectic), against (category), according to (catholic), and thoroughly (catalogue)

cath-

variant of cata- before an aspirate:

cathode.

Related Word

cata-

cath-variant of cata- before an aspirate, as in cathode.

cath-
⇨ see cata-

cata-, cat-, cath-Gr. κατα-, κατ-, καθ-, a preposition used in comp. with the senses a. down (locally); b. down (of diminution, reduction, consumption, waste), away, entirely, ‘up’; c. implying disparagement or abuse (= mis-); d. inferior, subsidiary; e. down upon, against (as blows fall); f. against and reflected back, hence, answering to, according to, alongside of, each to each; g. intensive, downright, thoroughly, completely; h. hence, like Eng. be-, making a verb transitive. All these senses occur in Eng. words into which cata- enters; most of these are adapted or formed from compounds already made in Greek, others follow or extend Greek analogies. See also kata-.

cath-
— see cata-

词汇	cath-
词根词缀	Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED Webster cath- prefix a variant of cata- ⇒ cathode cata- or kata- or (before an aspirate) cath- or (before a vowel) cat- prefix down; downwards; lower in position ⇒ catadromous ⇒ cataphyll indicating reversal, opposition, degeneration, etc ⇒ cataplasia ⇒ catatonia Origin from Greek kata-, from kata. In compound words borrowed from Greek, kata- means: down (catabolism), away, off (catalectic), against (category), according to (catholic), and thoroughly (catalogue) cath- 1 variant of cata- before an aspirate: cathode. Related Word cata- cath-variant of cata- before an aspirate, as in cathode. cath- ⇨ see cata- cata-, cat-, cath-Gr. κατα-, κατ-, καθ-, a preposition used in comp. with the senses a. down (locally); b. down (of diminution, reduction, consumption, waste), away, entirely, ‘up’; c. implying disparagement or abuse (= mis-); d. inferior, subsidiary; e. down upon, against (as blows fall); f. against and reflected back, hence, answering to, according to, alongside of, each to each; g. intensive, downright, thoroughly, completely; h. hence, like Eng. be-, making a verb transitive. All these senses occur in Eng. words into which cata- enters; most of these are adapted or formed from compounds already made in Greek, others follow or extend Greek analogies. See also kata-. cath- — see cata-
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