catastropha

catastropha

French

Pronunciation

Verb

catastropha

  1. third-person singular past historic of catastropher

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.?
Proto-Hellenic *kətá
Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ)
Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-)
Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō)
Ancient Greek καταστρέφω (katastréphō)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)
Ancient Greek -η (-ē)
Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ)bor.
Latin catastropha

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    catastropha f (genitive catastrophae); first declension

    1. a catastrophe

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative catastropha catastrophae
    genitive catastrophae catastrophārum
    dative catastrophae catastrophīs
    accusative catastropham catastrophās
    ablative catastrophā catastrophīs
    vocative catastropha catastrophae

    References

    • “catastropha”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “catastropha”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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