catarrh
/kəˈtɑɹ/
catarrh noun: especially, that of the nose and throat.
Noun
catarrh (countable and uncountable, plural catarrhs)
- Especially, that of the nose and throat.
- 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
- 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
- Synonyms:
- coryza
- The discharge (fluid) associated with this condition.
- He coughed violently and spat out the catarrh irritating his throat.
- Rhinitis or rhinosinusitis; cold or coldlike illness; common cold.
catarrh meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
catarrh in Hindi
- inflammation of the mucous membranes
- ज़ुकाम zukām, जुकाम jukām, सर्दी sardī, प्रतिश्याय pratiśyāy
catarrh in Urdu
- inflammation of the mucous membranes
- سردی sardī
catarrh in Bengali
- নাক, গলার প্রদাহজনিত শ্লেষ্মা নিঃসরণ
catarrh in Malayalam
- ജലദോഷം, കഫം, മൂക്കിൽക്കൂടി ജലം സ്രവിക്കൽ
More languagesFewer languages
- catarrh in Kannada
- ನೆಗಡಿ
- catarrh in Sanskrit
- प्रतिश्याय pratiśyāya
- catarrh in Arabic
- نَزْلَة nazla
Synonyms of catarrh
Forms of catarrh
| plural | catarrhs |
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Origin of catarrh
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”).
Words formed from catarrh
Questions about catarrh
- What does catarrh mean?
- Catarrh means especially, that of the nose and throat.
- What is catarrh in Hindi?
- Catarrh in Hindi is ज़ुकाम (zukām), जुकाम (jukām), सर्दी (sardī). See Catarrh meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is catarrh?
- Catarrh is a noun.
- How do you pronounce catarrh?
- Catarrh is pronounced /kəˈtɑɹ/.
- What is the plural of catarrh?
- The plural of catarrh is catarrhs.
Words near catarrh in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: catarrh (page history and authors); catarrh (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); catarrh (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); catarrh (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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