Ancient Greek

Noun

κᾰταιγῐ́ς • ‎(kataigís) f ‎(genitive κᾰταιγῐ́δος); third declension

1. a storm descending from above, a hurricane
   • Aristotle, On the Universe 395.Α.5
   • Palatine Anthology 7.273
   1. (figuratively) a “gust” of passion
   2. (figuratively) battle
      • John Tzetzes, Chiliades 1.984

Declension

Derived terms

• κᾰταιγῐ́ζω ‎(kataigízō)

Synonyms

• κᾰταιγῐσμός ‎(kataigismós) (approximately)

Descendants

• Greek: καταιγίδα ‎(kataigída)
• Latin: cataegis

References

• καταιγίς in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• «καταιγίς» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette