catástrofe
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See also: catastrofe and catàstrofe
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ).
Noun
catástrofe f (plural catástrofes)
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Further reading
- “catástrofe”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ), from καταστρέφω (katastréphō, “to overturn”), from κατά (katá, “down, against”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ca‧tás‧tro‧fe
Noun
catástrofe f (plural catástrofes)
- catastrophe, disaster
- Synonyms: cataclismo, desastre
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Further reading
- “catástrofe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ).
Pronunciation
Noun
catástrofe f (plural catástrofes)
- catastrophe, disaster
- Synonym: desastre
Derived terms
- cine catástrofe (“disaster film”)
- cine de catástrofes
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Further reading
- “catástrofe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10