LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

catastropha

catastropha f (genitive catastrophae)
Classical[kaˈtas.trɔ.pʰa]Ecclesiastical[kaˈtas.tro.fa]

Meaning

  1. femininea catastrophe

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecatastrophacatastrophae
genitivecatastrophaecatastrophārum
dativecatastrophaecatastrophīs
accusativecatastrophamcatastrophās
ablativecatastrophācatastrophīs
vocativecatastrophacatastrophae

cătastrŏpha, ae, f., = καταστροφή (rare; cf.
I. casus), the turning - point of an action, catastrophe, Petr. 54, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  5. Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́(kătắ)
  6. Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-(kătă-)
  7. Latincatastropha

Proto-Indo-European *strebʰ-der. Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō) Ancient Greek καταστρέφω (katastréphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ)bor. Latin catastropha Borrowed from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ).

Quick answers

What does catastropha mean in Latin?
catastropha, a noun, means “a catastrophe”.
What is the genitive of catastropha?
The genitive singular is catastrophae. catastropha is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce catastropha?
In classical Latin, [kaˈtas.trɔ.pʰa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈtas.tro.fa].
Where does catastropha come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? → Proto-Hellenic *kətá → Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) → Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ- (kătă-) → Latin catastropha.