katabasis

English

Alternative forms

catabasis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κατάβασις (katábasis), from verb καταβαίνω (katabaínō), from κατά (katá, “downwards”) + βαίνω (baínō, “go”).

Pronunciation

enPR: kətă'bəsis, IPA^(key): /kəˈtæbəsɪs/

Noun

katabasis (plural katabases)

A journey downwards: a journey downhill, a decrease of winds, a military retreat, a trip to the underworld; a trip from the interior of a country to the coast.

Antonyms

anabasis

Translations

journey downwards

French: catabase (fr) f
Occitan: catabasi f

Polish: katabasis (pl) f, katabaza (pl) f
Spanish: catábasis f

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