καταιγίς

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰτα- (kăta-, “down”) +‎ αἰγῐ́ς (aigĭ́s, “storm”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰταιγῐ́ς • (kătaigĭ́s) f (genitive κᾰταιγῐ́δος); third declension

  1. a storm descending from above, a squall, a hurricane
    1. (figuratively) a “gust” of passion
    2. (figuratively) battle
      • John Tzetzes, Chiliades 1.984

Declension

Third declension of ἡ κᾰταιγῐ́ς; τῆς κᾰταιγῐ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κᾰταιγῐ́ς
hē kătaigĭ́s 		τὼ κᾰταιγῐ́δε
tṑ kătaigĭ́de 		αἱ κᾰταιγῐ́δες
hai kătaigĭ́des
Genitive τῆς κᾰταιγῐ́δος
tês kătaigĭ́dos 		τοῖν κᾰταιγῐ́δοιν
toîn kătaigĭ́doin 		τῶν κᾰταιγῐ́δων
tôn kătaigĭ́dōn
Dative τῇ κᾰταιγῐ́δῐ
têi kătaigĭ́dĭ 		τοῖν κᾰταιγῐ́δοιν
toîn kătaigĭ́doin 		ταῖς κᾰταιγῐ́σῐ / κᾰταιγῐ́σῐν
taîs kătaigĭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν κᾰταιγῐ́δᾰ
tḕn kătaigĭ́dă 		τὼ κᾰταιγῐ́δε
tṑ kătaigĭ́de 		τᾱ̀ς κᾰταιγῐ́δᾰς
tā̀s kătaigĭ́dăs
Vocative κᾰταιγῐ́ς
kătaigĭ́s 		κᾰταιγῐ́δε
kătaigĭ́de 		κᾰταιγῐ́δες
kătaigĭ́des
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Descendants

  • Greek: καταιγίδα (kataigída)
  • Latin: cataegis

References

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