catacombe

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin catacumbae, a compound of Ancient Greek κατά (katá) and Late Latin tumba (whence French tombe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ta.kɔ̃b/
• Homophone: catacombes

Noun

catacombe f (plural catacombes)

1. (chiefly in the plural) catacomb

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.taˈkom.be/
• Rhymes: -ombe
• Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧cóm‧be

Noun

catacombe f

1. plural of catacomba