catastrofe
See also: catástrofe and catàstrofe
Dutch
Alternative forms
- catastrophe (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from French catastrophe, from Latin catastropha, from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ, “overturning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkaː.tɑsˈtroː.fə/, /ˌkaː.taːˈstroː.fə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ca‧tas‧tro‧fe
- Rhymes: -oːfə
Noun
catastrofe f (plural catastrofen or catastrofes, diminutive catastrofetje n)
- catastrophe, disaster
- Synonym: ramp
- (theater, drama) catastrophe, dénouement in a classical tragedy
Derived terms
- catastrofaal
Italian
Etymology
cata- + strofe
Noun
catastrofe f (plural catastrofi)
- catastrophe, disaster
Derived terms
- catastrofico
- catastrofismo