καταρράκτης
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- καταράκτης (kataráktēs)
Etymology
From καταρρᾱ́σσω (katarrhā́ssō) + -της (-tēs)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ka.tar̥.r̥ǎːk.tɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ka.tarˈrak.te̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ka.tarˈrak.tis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ka.tarˈrak.tis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ka.taˈrak.tis/
Noun
κᾰταρρᾱ́κτης • (katarrhā́ktēs) m (genitive κᾰταρρᾱ́κτου); first declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ κᾰτᾰρρᾱ́κτης ho katarrhā́ktēs |
τὼ κᾰτᾰρρᾱ́κτᾱ tṑ katarrhā́ktā |
οἱ κᾰτᾰρρᾶκται hoi katarrhâktai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ κᾰτᾰρρᾱ́κτου toû katarrhā́ktou |
τοῖν κᾰτᾰρρᾱ́κταιν toîn katarrhā́ktain |
τῶν κᾰτᾰρρᾱκτῶν tôn katarrhāktôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ κᾰτᾰρρᾱ́κτῃ tôi katarrhā́ktēi |
τοῖν κᾰτᾰρρᾱ́κταιν toîn katarrhā́ktain |
τοῖς κᾰτᾰρρᾱ́κταις toîs katarrhā́ktais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν κᾰτᾰρρᾱ́κτην tòn katarrhā́ktēn |
τὼ κᾰτᾰρρᾱ́κτᾱ tṑ katarrhā́ktā |
τοὺς κᾰτᾰρρᾱ́κτᾱς toùs katarrhā́ktās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κᾰτᾰρρᾶκτᾰ katarrhâkta |
κᾰτᾰρρᾱ́κτᾱ katarrhā́ktā |
κᾰτᾰρρᾶκται katarrhâktai | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: καταρράκτης (katarráktis), καταρράχτης (katarráchtis)
- → Aramaic: אגטרגטא (agṭragṭā)
- → Coptic: ⲕⲁⲧⲁϩⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ (katahraktēs), ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ (kataraktēs)
- → Latin: cataracta (see there for further descendants)
Further reading
- καταρράκτης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- “καταρράκτης”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
- “καταρράκτης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Greek
Alternative forms
- καταρράχτης (katarráchtis)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καταρράκτης (katarrháktēs)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.taˈrak.tis/
Noun
καταρράκτης • (katarráktis) m (plural καταρράκτες)
Declension
declension of καταρράκτης
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καταρράκτης • | καταρράκτες • |
| genitive | καταρράκτη • | καταρρακτών • |
| accusative | καταρράκτη • | καταρράκτες • |
| vocative | καταρράκτη • | καταρράκτες • |
Related terms
- καταρρακτώδης (katarraktódis, “torrential”)
- καταρρακτωδώς (katarraktodós, “torrentially”)
Further reading
- καταρράκτης on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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