cataclysmus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατακλυσμός (kataklusmós, “deluge, flood, inundation”).
Noun
cataclysmus m (genitive cataclysmī); second declension
- deluge, flood, inundation
- shower, douche (medical washing)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cataclysmus | cataclysmī |
| genitive | cataclysmī | cataclysmōrum |
| dative | cataclysmō | cataclysmīs |
| accusative | cataclysmum | cataclysmōs |
| ablative | cataclysmō | cataclysmīs |
| vocative | cataclysme | cataclysmī |
References
- "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)