1. cătax — Lewis & Short
cătax, adj. only in
nom. [cf. catena],I limping, lame, Paul. ex Fest. p. 45 Müll.; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 25, 18 sq.
The corpus record — Latin
cătax
cătax · adj
limping
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What it meant
2. catax — Walde–Hofmann
catax, -Geis „hinkend, lahm“ (seit Lucil., Suff. wie in satz): unerklärt. — Nicht überzeugend Ehrlich BPhW. 1913, 1201 (: ir. scathaim „verstümmle, lühme", gr. &-ocndrig „unversehrt“, got. skaßis.n. „Schaden“, s. Walde-P. II 557£,, Persson Beitr. 142; Wzf. *sketh-, *skath-, falls gr. «otto * BAdßr, Köß-oupoı ,stutzschwünzig" Hes, [Beiwort der Drohnen, vgl. kxóA-oupoi] fern bleibt); Vaniéek 66 (: ai. áàtáyati ,haut … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. catax, p. 213]
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