katá

From Proto-Hellenic *kətá, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-teh₂, from *ḱóm.

Cognate with Hittite 𒅗𒀜𒋫 (katta, “down from, at, with, under”), Tocharian B kätk- (“to lower”) and perhaps Old Welsh cant, Modern Welsh gan (“with”).

The genitive is from the PIE ablative of separation. The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional and the PIE direct object.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ka.tá/ → /kaˈta/ → /kaˈta/

Preposition

κᾰτᾰ́ • (katá) (governs the genitive and accusative)

1. (+ genitive)
   1. against, opposing
   2. into
   3. against
2. (+ accusative)
   1. downwards
   2. along, through, in
   3. towards
   4. during
   5. for, for the purpose of
   6. according to, in conformity with