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Polish
Etymology
From Latin cataclysmus, from Ancient Greek κατακλυσμός (kataklusmós, “deluge, flood”), from κατακλύζω (kataklúzō, “to dash over, flood, deluge, inundate”), from κατά (katá, “downwards, towards”) + κλύζω (klúzō, “to wash off, to wash away, to dash over”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈta.klizm/
- Rhymes: -aklizm
- Syllabification: ka‧ta‧klizm
Noun
kataklizm m inan
- natural disaster (natural phenomenon)
- Synonyms: klęska żywiołowa, katastrofa naturalna
- cataclysm (sudden, violent event)
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Further reading
- kataklizm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kataklizm in Polish dictionaries at PWN