Catarrhactes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καταρράκτης (Katarrháktēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ka.tarˈrak.teːs/, [kät̪ärˈräkt̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.tarˈrak.tes/, [kät̪ärˈräkt̪es]

Proper noun

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

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

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