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Etymology
Borrowed from French catastrophe, from Latin catastropha, from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ, “overturning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkaː.tɑsˈtroː.fə/, /ˌkaː.taːˈstroː.fə/
- 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
Descendants
Italian
Etymology
From Latin catastropha.
Pronunciation
Noun
catastrofe f (plural catastrofi)
- catastrophe, disaster
Derived terms
Further reading
- catastrofe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana