cataclysmus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατακλυσμός (kataklusmós, “deluge, flood, inundation”).
Noun edit
cataclysmus m (genitive cataclysmī); second declension
- deluge, flood, inundation
- shower, douche (medical washing)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cataclysmus | cataclysmī |
| Genitive | cataclysmī | cataclysmōrum |
| Dative | cataclysmō | cataclysmīs |
| Accusative | cataclysmum | cataclysmōs |
| Ablative | cataclysmō | cataclysmīs |
| Vocative | cataclysme | cataclysmī |
References edit
- cataclysmus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)