κατάρροος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰτᾰρρέω (katarrhéō, “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 • (katárrhoos) 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 katárrhoos	κᾰτᾰ́ρροον katárrhoon		κᾰτᾰρρόω katarrhóō	κᾰτᾰρρόω katarrhóō		κᾰτᾰ́ρροοι katárrhooi	κᾰτᾰ́ρροᾰ katárrhoa
Genitive		κᾰτᾰρρόου katarrhóou	κᾰτᾰρρόου katarrhóou		κᾰτᾰρρόοιν katarrhóoin	κᾰτᾰρρόοιν katarrhóoin		κᾰτᾰρρόων katarrhóōn	κᾰτᾰρρόων katarrhóōn
Dative		κᾰτᾰρρόῳ katarrhóōi	κᾰτᾰρρόῳ katarrhóōi		κᾰτᾰρρόοιν katarrhóoin	κᾰτᾰρρόοιν katarrhóoin		κᾰτᾰρρόοις katarrhóois	κᾰτᾰρρόοις katarrhóois
Accusative		κᾰτᾰ́ρροον katárrhoon	κᾰτᾰ́ρροον katárrhoon		κᾰτᾰρρόω katarrhóō	κᾰτᾰρρόω katarrhóō		κᾰτᾰρρόους katarrhóous	κᾰτᾰ́ρροᾰ katárrhoa
Vocative		κᾰτᾰ́ρροε katárrhoe	κᾰτᾰ́ρροον katárrhoon		κᾰτᾰρρόω katarrhóō	κᾰτᾰρρόω katarrhóō		κᾰτᾰ́ρροοι katárrhooi	κᾰτᾰ́ρροᾰ katárrhoa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		κᾰτᾰρρόως katarrhóōs			κᾰτᾰρροώτερος katarrhoṓteros			κᾰτᾰρροώτᾰτος katarrhoṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

κᾰτᾰ́ρροος • (katárrhoos) 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 katárrhoos	τὼ κᾰτᾰρρόω tṑ katarrhóō	οἱ κᾰτᾰ́ρροοι hoi katárrhooi
Genitive	τοῦ κᾰτᾰρρόου toû katarrhóou	τοῖν κᾰτᾰρρόοιν toîn katarrhóoin	τῶν κᾰτᾰρρόων tôn katarrhóōn
Dative	τῷ κᾰτᾰρρόῳ tôi katarrhóōi	τοῖν κᾰτᾰρρόοιν toîn katarrhóoin	τοῖς κᾰτᾰρρόοις toîs katarrhóois
Accusative	τὸν κᾰτᾰ́ρροον tòn katárrhoon	τὼ κᾰτᾰρρόω tṑ katarrhóō	τοὺς κᾰτᾰρρόους toùs katarrhóous
Vocative	κᾰτᾰ́ρροε katárrhoe	κᾰτᾰρρόω katarrhóō	κᾰτᾰ́ρροοι katárrhooi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• κᾰτᾰρροῐ̈κός (katarrhoïkós, adjective)
• κᾰτᾰρροῐ̈́ζομαι (katarrhoḯzomai, verb)
• κᾰτᾰρροώδης (katarrhoṓdēs, adjective)
• ψῠγμοκᾰτᾰ́ρρους (psugmokatárrhous)

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