cataracta

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καταράκτης (kataráktēs), from καταράσσω (katarássō, pour down).

Pronunciation

Noun

cataracta f (genitive cataractae); first declension

  1. waterfall
  2. drawbridge, portcullis

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cataracta cataractae
Genitive cataractae cataractārum
Dative cataractae cataractīs
Accusative cataractam cataractās
Ablative cataractā cataractīs
Vocative cataracta cataractae

Descendants

References

  • cataracta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cataracta in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cataracta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • cataracta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • cataracta in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cataracta in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • cataracta in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Middle English

Noun

cataracta

  1. Alternative form of cataract
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