καταρράκτης

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

καταράκτης (kataráktēs)

Etymology

From καταρρᾱ́σσω (katarrhā́ssō) +‎ -της (-tēs), the former from κατα- (kata-, “down”) +‎ ῥᾱ́σσω (rhā́ssō, “to strike, dash”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.tar̥.r̥ǎːk.tɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.tarˈrak.te̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.tarˈrak.tis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.tarˈrak.tis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈrak.tis/

Noun

κᾰταρρᾱ́κτης • (katarrhā́ktēs) m (genitive κᾰταρρᾱ́κτου); first declension

waterfall
a kind of portcullis
a kind of seabird, perhaps a gull or osprey
(used adjectivally) rushing downward

Declension

First declension of ὁ κᾰτᾰρρᾱ́κτης; τοῦ κᾰτᾰρρᾱ́κτου (Attic)

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
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: καταρράκτης (katarráktis), καταρράχτης (katarráchtis)
→ Aramaic: אגטרגטא (agṭragṭā)
→ Coptic: ⲕⲁⲧⲁϩⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ (katahraktēs), ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ (kataraktēs) — Bohairic
→ 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 Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 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

	singular	plural
nominative	καταρράκτης (katarráktis)	καταρράκτες (katarráktes)
genitive	καταρράκτη (katarrákti)	καταρρακτών (katarraktón)
accusative	καταρράκτη (katarrákti)	καταρράκτες (katarráktes)
vocative	καταρράκτη (katarrákti)	καταρράκτες (katarráktes)

Related terms

καταρρακτώδης (katarraktódis, “torrential”)
καταρρακτωδώς (katarraktodós, “torrentially”)

Further reading

καταρράκτης on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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