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===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
---- | * IPA: /kəˈtæbəsɪs/ | ||
* Approximate: kuh-TAB-uh-sis | |||
====Transliterations==== | |||
* Katakana: カタバシス (katabashisu) | |||
* Hangul: 커태버시스 (keo-tae-beo-si-seu) | |||
* Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˋ ㄊㄚˊ ㄅㄚˋ ㄙㄧˋ ㄙ (approximate phonetic rendering) | |||
* Cyrillic: катабасис (katabasis) | |||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
Revision as of 21:33, 17 February 2026
English
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Alternative Forms
- catabasis
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κατάβασις (katábasis), from καταβαίνω (“to go down”), from κατά (“down”) + βαίνω (“to go”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /kəˈtæbəsɪs/
- Approximate: kuh-TAB-uh-sis
Transliterations
- Katakana: カタバシス (katabashisu)
- Hangul: 커태버시스 (keo-tae-beo-si-seu)
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄚˋ ㄊㄚˊ ㄅㄚˋ ㄙㄧˋ ㄙ (approximate phonetic rendering)
- Cyrillic: катабасис (katabasis)
Noun
katabasis (plural: katabases)
- (Mythology, Literature) A narrative motif or trope in which a hero descends into the underworld.
- (By extension, jocular) Any journey downward or fall.
- A retreat, especially a military one. (Antonym: anabasis)
- A journey from the interior of a country to the coast.
- (Rare) The presence of downward (drainage or katabatic) winds.
Walkthrough Video
In Media
- The Odyssey, Book 11 — Odysseus’s descent into the underworld (a classic katabasis).
- Audiobook: The Odyssey (LibriVox)