κατάρροος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰτᾰρρέω (kătărrhéō, “to flow down”) +‎ -ος (-os, adjectival and nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

(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 • (kătắrrhoos) m or f (neuter κᾰτᾰ́ρροον); second declension

downflowing
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 kătắrrhoos	κᾰτᾰ́ρροον kătắrrhoon	κᾰτᾰρρόω kătărrhóō	κᾰτᾰρρόω kătărrhóō	κᾰτᾰ́ρροοι kătắrrhooi	κᾰτᾰ́ρροᾰ kătắrrhoă
Genitive	κᾰτᾰρρόου kătărrhóou	κᾰτᾰρρόου kătărrhóou	κᾰτᾰρρόοιν kătărrhóoin	κᾰτᾰρρόοιν kătărrhóoin	κᾰτᾰρρόων kătărrhóōn	κᾰτᾰρρόων kătărrhóōn
Dative	κᾰτᾰρρόῳ kătărrhóōi	κᾰτᾰρρόῳ kătărrhóōi	κᾰτᾰρρόοιν kătărrhóoin	κᾰτᾰρρόοιν kătărrhóoin	κᾰτᾰρρόοις kătărrhóois	κᾰτᾰρρόοις kătărrhóois
Accusative	κᾰτᾰ́ρροον kătắrrhoon	κᾰτᾰ́ρροον kătắrrhoon	κᾰτᾰρρόω kătărrhóō	κᾰτᾰρρόω kătărrhóō	κᾰτᾰρρόους kătărrhóous	κᾰτᾰ́ρροᾰ kătắrrhoă
Vocative	κᾰτᾰ́ρροε kătắrrhoe	κᾰτᾰ́ρροον kătắrrhoon	κᾰτᾰρρόω kătărrhóō	κᾰτᾰρρόω kătărrhóō	κᾰτᾰ́ρροοι kătắrrhooi	κᾰτᾰ́ρροᾰ kătắrrhoă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰτᾰρρόως kătărrhóōs		κᾰτᾰρροώτερος kătărrhoṓteros		κᾰτᾰρροώτᾰτος kătărrhoṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

κᾰτᾰ́ρροος • (kătắrrhoos) m (genitive κᾰτᾰρρόου); second declension

(medicine) running from the head; catarrh

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ κᾰτᾰ́ρροος; τοῦ κᾰτᾰρρόου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ κᾰτᾰ́ρροος ho kătắrrhoos	τὼ κᾰτᾰρρόω tṑ kătărrhóō	οἱ κᾰτᾰ́ρροοι hoi kătắrrhooi
Genitive	τοῦ κᾰτᾰρρόου toû kătărrhóou	τοῖν κᾰτᾰρρόοιν toîn kătărrhóoin	τῶν κᾰτᾰρρόων tôn kătărrhóōn
Dative	τῷ κᾰτᾰρρόῳ tōî kătărrhóōi	τοῖν κᾰτᾰρρόοιν toîn kătărrhóoin	τοῖς κᾰτᾰρρόοις toîs kătărrhóois
Accusative	τὸν κᾰτᾰ́ρροον tòn kătắrrhoon	τὼ κᾰτᾰρρόω tṑ kătărrhóō	τοὺς κᾰτᾰρρόους toùs kătărrhóous
Vocative	κᾰτᾰ́ρροε kătắrrhoe	κᾰτᾰρρόω kătărrhóō	κᾰτᾰ́ρροοι kătắrrhooi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

κᾰτᾰρροῐ̈κός (kătărrhoĭ̈kós, adjective)
κᾰτᾰρροῐ̈́ζομαι (kătărrhoĭ̈́zomai, verb)
κᾰτᾰρροώδης (kătărrhoṓdēs, adjective)
ψῠγμοκᾰτᾰ́ρρους (psŭgmokătắrrhous)

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