Catarrhactes

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καταρράκτης (Katarrháktēs).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Catarrhactēs m sg (genitive Catarrhactae); first declension

  1. A river of Pamphylia flowing into the sea near Attalia, now the Düden River
  2. A river on the southern coast of Crete

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Catarrhactēs
Genitive Catarrhactae
Dative Catarrhactae
Accusative Catarrhactēn
Ablative Catarrhactē
Vocative Catarrhactē

References[edit]

  • Catarrhactes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly