LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

catachrēsis

catachrēsis f (genitive catachrēsis)
Classical[ka.taˈkʰreː.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ka.taˈkrɛː.s̬is]

Meaning

  1. New Latincatachresis

cătăchrēsis, is, f., = κατάχρησις, a rhet. figure,
I. an improper use of a word; in pure Lat. abusio, Paul. ex Fest. p. 58 Müll.; cf. Quint. 8, 6, 34; 8, 2, 5; and Don. p. 1775 P. (where, as in Cic. Or. 27, 94, it is written as Greek).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατάχρησις (katákhrēsis, “misuse (of a word)”).

Descendants
  • Englishcatachresis
  • Frenchcatachrèse

In English words that came into English from catachrēsis

  • catachresiscatachrēsis

Quick answers

What does catachrēsis mean in Latin?
catachrēsis, a noun, means “catachresis”.
What is the genitive of catachrēsis?
The genitive singular is catachrēsis. catachrēsis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce catachrēsis?
In classical Latin, [ka.taˈkʰreː.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.taˈkrɛː.s̬is].