κατάρροος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

κᾰτᾰ́ρροος • (katárrhoos) m or f (neuter κᾰτᾰ́ρροον); second declension

  1. downflowing
  2. full of streams

Inflection

Noun

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

  1. (medicine) running from the head; catarrh

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κᾰτᾰρροῐ̈κός (katarrhoïkós, adjective)
  • κᾰτᾰρροῐ̈́ζομαι (katarrhoḯzomai, verb)
  • κᾰτᾰρροώδης (katarrhoṓdēs, adjective)
  • ψῠγμοκᾰτᾰ́ρρους (psugmokatárrhous)

Descendants

  • Latin: catarrhus

References

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