Cataract
//ˈkætəɹækt//
Translations of "cataract" (55 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | γλαύκωμα(clouding of the lens in the eye), καταρράκτης((large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff (cognates) — see also waterfall) | glaúkōma, katarrháktēs | |
| Bikol Central | katarata(clouding of the lens in the eye), muting(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Bulgarian | катарáкт(clouding of the lens in the eye), перде́(clouding of the lens in the eye), потоп(flood of water — see also flood), проливен дъжд(flood of water — see also flood) | katarákt, perdé, potop, proliven dǎžd | |
| Catalan | cataracta(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Cebuano | katarak(clouding of the lens in the eye), katarata(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 洪流(flood of water — see also flood), 白內障 /白内障(clouding of the lens in the eye) | hóngliú, báinèizhàng | |
| Czech | katarakt((large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff (cognates) — see also waterfall), katarakta(clouding of the lens in the eye), šedý zákal(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Danish | grå stær(clouding of the lens in the eye), grå stær(clouding of the lens in the eye), katarakt(clouding of the lens in the eye), katarakt(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Dutch | cataract((large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff (cognates) — see also waterfall), cataract(clouding of the lens in the eye), grijze staar(clouding of the lens in the eye), stortvloed(flood of water — see also flood) | — | |
| Esperanto | katarakto(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Faroese | eygnastar(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Finnish | kaihi(clouding of the lens in the eye), kaihi(something which obscures), kuohu(flood of water — see also flood), nestejarru(type of governor used in single-acting steam engines, where a flow of water through an opening regulates the stroke), ryöppy(flood of water — see also flood), tulva(flood of water — see also flood), pudota(of a river, etc.: to fall in the form of a waterfall), syöksyä(of a river, etc.: to fall in the form of a waterfall), syöstä(to cause (something) to pour or rush like a waterfall) | — | |
| French | cataracte((large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff (cognates) — see also waterfall), cataracte(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Galician | belida(clouding of the lens in the eye), catarata(clouding of the lens in the eye), pano(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| German | Katarakt((large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff (cognates) — see also waterfall), Katarakt(clouding of the lens in the eye), grauer Star(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Greek | καταρράκτης((large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff (cognates) — see also waterfall), καταρράκτης(clouding of the lens in the eye) | katarráktis, katarráktis | |
| Hebrew | תְּבַלּוּל(clouding of the lens in the eye) | tvalúl | |
| Hungarian | hályog(clouding of the lens in the eye), katarakta(clouding of the lens in the eye), szürke hályog(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Icelandic | ský á auga(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Ilocano | busa(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Indonesian | katarak((large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff (cognates) — see also waterfall), katarak(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Irish | fionn(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Italian | cataratta(clouding of the lens in the eye), cateratta((large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff (cognates) — see also waterfall) | — | |
| Ivatan | ruhaw(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Japanese | 激流(flood of water — see also flood), 白内障(clouding of the lens in the eye) | gekiryū, hakunaishō | |
| Khmer | ទឹកធ្លាក់(clouding of the lens in the eye) | tɨk thlĕək | |
| Korean | 백내장(clouding of the lens in the eye) | baengnaejang | |
| Latin | cataracta((large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff (cognates) — see also waterfall) | — | |
| Macedonian | перде(clouding of the lens in the eye) | perde | |
| Malay | katarak(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Malayalam | തിമിരം(clouding of the lens in the eye) | timiraṁ | |
| Marshallese | kōtrāāk((large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff (cognates) — see also waterfall) | — | |
| Middle Dutch | cataracte((large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff (cognates) — see also waterfall) | — | |
| Middle English | cataract(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Navajo | anázhiin yiibaʼ(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Persian | آبمروارید(clouding of the lens in the eye) | âb-morvârid | |
| Polish | bielmo(clouding of the lens in the eye), blachmal(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Portuguese | catarata((large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff (cognates) — see also waterfall), catarata(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Romanian | cataractă((large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff (cognates) — see also waterfall) | — | |
| Russian | катара́кта(clouding of the lens in the eye), ли́вень(flood of water — see also flood), пото́п(flood of water — see also flood), проливно́й дождь(flood of water — see also flood) | katarákta, lívenʹ, potóp, prolivnój doždʹ | |
| Scottish Gaelic | neul-sùla(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | mrȅna(clouding of the lens in the eye), мре̏на(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Shan | တေႃႈ(clouding of the lens in the eye) | tāu | |
| Spanish | catarata((large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff (cognates) — see also waterfall), catarata(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Swahili | mtoto wa jicho(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Swedish | grå starr(clouding of the lens in the eye), katarakt(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Tagalog | katarata(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Tamil | பூ(clouding of the lens in the eye) | pū | |
| Thai | ต้อกระจก(clouding of the lens in the eye) | grà-jòk | |
| Tocharian B | surme(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Turkish | akbasma(clouding of the lens in the eye), aksu(clouding of the lens in the eye), katarakt(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Ukrainian | катара́кта(clouding of the lens in the eye) | katarákta | |
| Vietnamese | cườm khô(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Welsh | niwlen(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — | |
| Zulu | umthuqu(clouding of the lens in the eye) | — |
katarata, muting
cataracta
katarak, katarata
katarakt, katarakta, šedý zákal
grå stær, grå stær, katarakt, katarakt
cataract, cataract, grijze staar, stortvloed
katarakto
eygnastar
kaihi, kaihi, kuohu, nestejarru, ryöppy, tulva, pudota, syöksyä, syöstä
cataracte, cataracte
belida, catarata, pano
Katarakt, Katarakt, grauer Star
hályog, katarakta, szürke hályog
ský á auga
busa
katarak, katarak
fionn
cataratta, cateratta
ruhaw
cataracta
katarak
kōtrāāk
cataracte
cataract
anázhiin yiibaʼ
bielmo, blachmal
catarata, catarata
cataractă
neul-sùla
mrȅna, мре̏на
catarata, catarata
mtoto wa jicho
grå starr, katarakt
katarata
surme
akbasma, aksu, katarakt
cườm khô
niwlen
umthuqu
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.