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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καταρράκτης (Katarrháktēs).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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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

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

singular
nominative Catarrhactēs
genitive Catarrhactae
dative Catarrhactae
accusative Catarrhactēn
ablative Catarrhactē
vocative Catarrhactē

References

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