calamiteit

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French calamité, from Middle French calamité, from Latin calamitās.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkaː.laː.miˈtɛi̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: ca‧la‧mi‧teit
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯t

Noun

calamiteit f (plural calamiteiten, diminutive calamiteitje n)

  1. large disaster, calamity [from 17th c.]
  2. (Netherlands, law, healthcare, medicine) sentinel event (an unintended or unexpected event, related to healthcare standards, that resulted in the death of a patient or had serious adverse consequences for a patient)

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