cataclysme

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cataclysmus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κατακλυσμός (kataklusmós).

Noun

cataclysme m (plural cataclysmes)

1. cataclysm

Derived terms

• cataclysmique

Further reading

• “cataclysme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) cataclysme

1. vocative singular of cataclysmus