Kalamität

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin calamitās.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkalamiˈtɛːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
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  • IPA(key): /-ˈteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Ka‧la‧mi‧tät

Noun

Kalamität f (genitive Kalamität, plural Kalamitäten)

  1. calamity (an event resulting in great loss)

Declension

Declension of Kalamität
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kalamität die Kalamitäten
genitive einer der Kalamität der Kalamitäten
dative einer der Kalamität den Kalamitäten
accusative eine die Kalamität die Kalamitäten

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