catarrh

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Inflammation of a mucous membrane.
2. (countable, uncountable) Inflammation of a mucous membrane.
3. (broadly, countable, metonymically, uncountable) Inflammation of a mucous membrane.

Synonyms

cold

🥶

chill

cough

rheum

sniffle

mucitis

a cold

mucositis

coryza

snuffles

nasal mucus

catarrhus

Translations

catarro

catarro

🥶

catarrhe

Katarrh

catarro

catarre

rhume

🥶

Erkältung

🥶

Katarr

catarro

🥶

crève

καταρροή

κατάρρους

nezle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈtɑɹ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: catarre

In summary

From Middle English catarre, from Medieval Latin catarrus, from Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos), which is derived from καταρρέω (katarrhéō, “I flow down”), which is composed of κατά (katá, “down”) and ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow”).