hekatomb

Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑκατόμβη (hekatómbē). Cognate of German Hekatombe, French hécatombe, Latin hecatombe, etc.

Noun

hekatomb c

1. hecatomb (large religious sacrifice)
2. a very large amount

Declension

Declension of hekatomb

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hekatomb	hekatombs
	definite	hekatomben	hekatombens
plural	indefinite	hekatomber	hekatombers
	definite	hekatomberna	hekatombernas

References

• “hekatomb”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “hekatomb”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “hekatomb”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)