cataegis

See also: Cataegis

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek κᾰταιγίς (kataigís, “a storm descending from above”, “a hurricane”; fig. “battle”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈtae̯.ɡis/, [käˈt̪äe̯ɡɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kaˈte.d͡ʒis/, [käˈt̪ɛːd͡ʒis]

Noun

cataegis f (genitive cataegidis); third declension

  1. whirlwind; storm

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cataegis cataegidēs
Genitive cataegidis cataegidum
Dative cataegidī cataegidibus
Accusative cataegidem cataegidēs
Ablative cataegide cataegidibus
Vocative cataegis cataegidēs

Descendants

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