catástrofe
See also: catastrofe and catàstrofe
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ).
Noun
catástrofe f (plural catástrofes)
Related terms
Further reading
- “catástrofe”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ), from καταστρέφω (katastréphō, “to overturn”), from κατά (katá, “down, against”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈtas.tɾo.fi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaˈtaʃ.tɾo.fi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈtas.tɾo.fe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈtaʃ.tɾu.fɨ/
- Hyphenation: ca‧tás‧tro‧fe
Noun
catástrofe f (plural catástrofes)
- catastrophe, disaster
- Synonyms: cataclismo, desastre
Related terms
Further reading
- “catástrofe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈtastɾofe/ [kaˈt̪as.t̪ɾo.fe]
- Rhymes: -astɾofe
- Syllabification: ca‧tás‧tro‧fe
Noun
catástrofe f (plural catástrofes)
- catastrophe, disaster
- Synonym: desastre
Derived terms
- cine catástrofe (“disaster film”)
- cine de catástrofes
Related terms
Further reading
- “catástrofe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024