cataracta

Meaning

1. (declension-1, feminine) waterfall
2. (declension-1, feminine) drawbridge, portcullis

Concepts

waterfall

cataract

lock

🔒

sluice

leap

cascade

jump

sluice gate

spring

drawbridge

Synonyms

catadupa

Translations

καταρράκτης

Wasserfall

cachoeira

cascata

cascada

waterval

cascada

cascata

Katarakt

cataratta

catarata

écluse

cataracte

grauer Star

schutsluis

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ka.taˈrak.ta]

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καταρράκτης (katarrháktēs), from καταράσσω (katarássō, “pour down”).