κατάρροος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰτᾰρρέω (kătărrhéō, “to flow down”) +‎ -ος (-os, adjectival and nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.tár̥.r̥o.os/ → /kaˈtar.ro.os/ → /kaˈta.ro.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.tár̥.r̥o.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kaˈtar.ro.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kaˈtar.ro.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kaˈtar.ro.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kaˈta.ro.os/

Adjective

κᾰτᾰ́ρροος • (kătắrrhoos) m or f (neuter κᾰτᾰ́ρροον); second declension

1. downflowing
2. full of streams

Inflection

Second declension of κᾰτᾰ́ρροος; κᾰτᾰ́ρροον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		κᾰτᾰ́ρροος kătắrrhoos	κᾰτᾰ́ρροον kătắrrhoon		κᾰτᾰρρόω kătărrhóō	κᾰτᾰρρόω kătărrhóō		κᾰτᾰ́ρροοι kătắrrhooi	κᾰτᾰ́ρροᾰ kătắrrhoă
Genitive		κᾰτᾰρρόου kătărrhóou	κᾰτᾰρρόου kătărrhóou		κᾰτᾰρρόοιν kătărrhóoin	κᾰτᾰρρόοιν kătărrhóoin		κᾰτᾰρρόων kătărrhóōn	κᾰτᾰρρόων kătărrhóōn
Dative		κᾰτᾰρρόῳ kătărrhóōi	κᾰτᾰρρόῳ kătărrhóōi		κᾰτᾰρρόοιν kătărrhóoin	κᾰτᾰρρόοιν kătărrhóoin		κᾰτᾰρρόοις kătărrhóois	κᾰτᾰρρόοις kătărrhóois
Accusative		κᾰτᾰ́ρροον kătắrrhoon	κᾰτᾰ́ρροον kătắrrhoon		κᾰτᾰρρόω kătărrhóō	κᾰτᾰρρόω kătărrhóō		κᾰτᾰρρόους kătărrhóous	κᾰτᾰ́ρροᾰ kătắrrhoă
Vocative		κᾰτᾰ́ρροε kătắrrhoe	κᾰτᾰ́ρροον kătắrrhoon		κᾰτᾰρρόω kătărrhóō	κᾰτᾰρρόω kătărrhóō		κᾰτᾰ́ρροοι kătắrrhooi	κᾰτᾰ́ρροᾰ kătắrrhoă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		κᾰτᾰρρόως kătărrhóōs			κᾰτᾰρροώτερος kătărrhoṓteros			κᾰτᾰρροώτᾰτος kătărrhoṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

κᾰτᾰ́ρροος • (kătắrrhoos) m (genitive κᾰτᾰρρόου); second declension

1. (medicine) running from the head; catarrh

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ κᾰτᾰ́ρροος; τοῦ κᾰτᾰρρόου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ κᾰτᾰ́ρροος ho kătắrrhoos	τὼ κᾰτᾰρρόω tṑ kătărrhóō	οἱ κᾰτᾰ́ρροοι hoi kătắrrhooi
Genitive	τοῦ κᾰτᾰρρόου toû kătărrhóou	τοῖν κᾰτᾰρρόοιν toîn kătărrhóoin	τῶν κᾰτᾰρρόων tôn kătărrhóōn
Dative	τῷ κᾰτᾰρρόῳ tôi kătărrhóōi	τοῖν κᾰτᾰρρόοιν toîn kătărrhóoin	τοῖς κᾰτᾰρρόοις toîs kătărrhóois
Accusative	τὸν κᾰτᾰ́ρροον tòn kătắrrhoon	τὼ κᾰτᾰρρόω tṑ kătărrhóō	τοὺς κᾰτᾰρρόους toùs kătărrhóous
Vocative	κᾰτᾰ́ρροε kătắrrhoe	κᾰτᾰρρόω kătărrhóō	κᾰτᾰ́ρροοι kătắrrhooi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• κᾰτᾰρροῐ̈κός (kătărrhoĭ̈kós, adjective)
• κᾰτᾰρροῐ̈́ζομαι (kătărrhoĭ̈́zomai, verb)
• κᾰτᾰρροώδης (kătărrhoṓdēs, adjective)
• ψῠγμοκᾰτᾰ́ρρους (psŭgmokătắrrhous)

Descendants

• → Latin: catarrhus
  • Catalan: catarro
  • → English: catarrh
  • → French: catarrhe
  • → German: Katarrh
  • → Italian: catarro
  • → Portuguese: catarro
  • → Spanish: catarro

References

• “κατάρροος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press