katastrofe

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ, overturning).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /katastroːfə/, [kʰad̥aˈsd̥ʁoːfə]

Noun

katastrofe c (singular definite katastrofen, plural indefinite katastrofer)

  1. catastrophe
  2. disaster

Declension

Declension of katastrofe
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative katastrofe katastrofen katastrofer katastroferne
genitive katastrofes katastrofens katastrofers katastrofernes

Derived terms

  • det er ikke nogen katastrofe
  • flykatastrofe
  • hungerkatastrofe
  • katastrofealarm
  • katastrofeberedskab
  • katastrofebistand
  • katastrofeblink
  • katastrofebrand
  • katastrofefilm
  • katastrofefond
  • katastrofehjælp
  • katastrofekurs
  • katastrofeområde
  • katastrofeopbremsning
  • katastroferamt
  • katastrofesituation
  • katastrofested
  • katastrofeteori
  • katastrofeturisme
  • katastrofevalg
  • katastrofeår
  • klimakatastrofe
  • miljøkatastrofe
  • naturkatastrofe
  • oliekatastrofe
  • sandflugtskatastrofe
  • skibskatastrofe
  • stormflodskatastrofe
  • sultkatastrofe

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Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch catastrofe, from French catastrophe, from Latin catastropha, from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ, overturning).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [katasˈtrofə]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧tas‧tro‧fê

Noun

katastrofê (plural katastrofe-katastrofe)

  1. catastrophe:
    1. any large and disastrous event of great significance; a disaster beyond expectations
    2. (literature) the dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement

Alternative forms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

katastrofe m (definite singular katastrofen, indefinite plural katastrofer, definite plural katastrofene)

  1. disaster
  2. catastrophe

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

katastrofe m (definite singular katastrofen, indefinite plural katastrofar, definite plural katastrofane)

  1. disaster, catastrophe

Derived terms

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