inferno

See also Inferno

English

Etymology

From Italian inferno (“hell”), from Latin infernus (“of the lower regions”), inferna (“the lower regions”); see infernal.

The meaning "big fire" came as a figurative use from the traditional idea of hellfire,

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)nəʊ

Noun

inferno (plural infernos)

1. Hell-like place or situation.
2. A large fire, a conflagration (Wikipedia)
   • 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, Internal Combustion^[1]:

     Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within, […] most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.

Related terms

• infernal

Translations

hell-like place or situation

• Arabic: جحيم (ar) (jaḥīm), جهنم (ar) (jahánnam) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 地獄 (cmn), 地狱 (cmn) (dìyù)

• Danish: inferno (da) n
• Finnish: pätsi (fi), helvetti (fi), inferno (fi)
• French: enfer (fr) m
• German: Hölle (de) f, Inferno (de) n

• Italian: inferno (it) m
• Japanese: 地獄 (ja) (じごく, jigoku)
• Korean: 지옥 (ko) (jiok) (地獄 (ko))
• Russian: ад (ru) (ad) m, пекло (ru) (péklo) n
• Spanish: infierno (es) m
• Vietnamese: địa ngục (vi) (地獄 (vi))

large fire

• Danish: inferno (da) n
• Dutch: vuurzee (nl) f, inferno (nl) n
• Finnish: pätsi (fi), liekkimeri (fi)

• French: incendie (fr) m
• Japanese: 業火 (ja) (gōka), 猛火 (ja) (mōka)

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• German: Inferno (de) n

External links

• inferno in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• inferno at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• nonfire

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Dutch

Etymology

From Italian inferno (“hell”), from Latin infernus (“of the lower regions”), inferna (“the lower regions”); see infernal. The meaning "big fire" came as a figurative use from the traditional idea of hellfire.

Noun

inferno n (plural inferno's, diminutive infernootje)

1. hell-like place or situation.
2. hellfire
3. a large fire

Synonyms

• (a hell-like place): onderwereld
• (hellfire): hellevuur
• (a large fire): vuurzee, vlammenzee

Related terms

• infernaal

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Italian

Etymology

Latin infernum or infernus, meaning "hell", "underworld" (lit. beneath).

Pronunciation

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infèrno, /inˈfɛrno/

Noun

inferno m (plural inferni)

1. hell
2. inferno

Related terms

• infernale

Anagrams

• frenino
• nefroni

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Latin

Adjective

īnfernō

1. dative masculine singular of īnfernus
2. dative neuter singular of īnfernus
3. ablative masculine singular of īnfernus
4. ablative neuter singular of īnfernus

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Portuguese

Wikipedia ^pt

Etymology

From Latin īnfernus (“infernal; of the lower regions”)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ĩ.ˈfɛɾ.nʊ/, /ĩ.ˈfɛʁ.nʊ/
• (Carioca) IPA: /ĩ.ˈfɛχ.nʊ/
• (Caipira) IPA: /ĩ.ˈfɛɹ.nʊ/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ĩ.ˈfɛɾ.no/, /ĩ.ˈfɛɻ.no/

Noun

inferno m (plural inferno)

1. hell (where sinners go)

Related terms

• infernal
• inferninho

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Swedish

Noun

inferno n

1. an inferno; an extremely dangerous, chaotic and generally overwhelming situation.

Declension

Declension of inferno

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	inferno	infernot	infernon	infernona
genitive	infernos	infernots	infernons	infernonas

Usage notes

• Swedes would associate inferno with Dante but also with August Strindberg

Related terms

• infernalisk