katastrofe

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ, overturning).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /katastroːfə/, [kʰad̥aˈsd̥ʁoːfə]

Noun

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katastrofe c (singular definite katastrofen, plural indefinite katastrofer)

  1. catastrophe
  2. disaster

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch catastrofe, from French catastrophe, from Latin catastropha, from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ, overturning).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [katasˈtrofə]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧tas‧tro‧fê

Noun

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katastrofê (first-person possessive katastrofeku, second-person possessive katastrofemu, third-person possessive katastrofenya)

  1. catastrophe:
    1. any large and disastrous event of great significance; a disaster beyond expectations.
    2. (literature) the dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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katastrofe m (definite singular katastrofen, indefinite plural katastrofer, definite plural katastrofene)

  1. disaster
  2. catastrophe

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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katastrofe m (definite singular katastrofen, indefinite plural katastrofar, definite plural katastrofane)

  1. disaster, catastrophe

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