catarrh en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈtɑɹ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English catarre, from Medieval Latin catarrus, from Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos), which is derived from καταρρέω (katarrhéō, “to flow down”), which is composed of κατά (katá, “down”) and ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Inflammation of a mucous membrane. ▸ Especially, that of the nose and throat.
Jonah mixed him a pitch-like potion of gin and molasses, which he swore was a sovereign cure for all colds and catarrhs whatsoever […]
1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter III, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:"Where I went wrong," he said, still speaking in that low, husky voice as if he had been a ghost suffering from catarrh, "was in getting engaged to Phyllis Mills."
1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:And then as to your ſcurvys, and gouts, rheumatiſms, conſumptions, coughs and catarrhs, tar-vvater and turpentine vvill make you as ſound as a roach.
1763 June 20 (first performance), Samuel Foote, The Mayor of Garret. A Comedy, […], London: […] P[aul] Vaillant, […], published 1764, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 4:
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(countable, uncountable) Inflammation of a mucous membrane. ▸ The discharge (fluid) associated with this condition.
He coughed violently and spat out the catarrh irritating his throat.
- (broadly, countable, metonymically, uncountable) Inflammation of a mucous membrane. ▸ Rhinitis or rhinosinusitis; cold or coldlike illness; common cold.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| catarrhs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
catarrhally · catarrhine · catarrhous · catarrhal · catarrhy · catarrhal fever
Hypernyms
Relateds
influenza · flu · cold · grippe · sinusitis · grip · pose
Synonyms
Translations (50)
la gravitūdō (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · grc κατάρροος (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · ca catarro (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · ru ката́р (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · ur سردی (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · es catarro (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · ota نزله (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · hi जुकाम (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · mi hinamokimoki (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · sv katarr (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · nl slijmvliesontsteking (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · la gravēdō (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · la īnflūxiō (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · eo kataro (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · ja カタル (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · hi ज़ुकाम (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · vec catar (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · vo katar (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · hi सर्दी (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · hu hurut (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · mk катар (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · fr catarrhe (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · fi katarri (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · pnb نزلہ (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · la catarrhus (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · la dēstīllātiō (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · ar نَزْلَة (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · et limaskestapõletik (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · fo rovubruni (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · wym śnöp (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · et katarr (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · nv chʼiish (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · scn catarru (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · da katar (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · he נַזֶּלֶת (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · cmn 黏膜炎 (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · mi kauanu (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · yue 卡他 (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · io kataro (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · sa प्रतिश्याय (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · la coryza (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · de Katarrh (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · ga réama (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · bg катар (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · la rheuma (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · pt catarro (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · pl katar (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · hi प्रतिश्याय (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · it catarro (inflammation of the mucous membranes) · nl catarre (inflammation of the mucous membranes)