catástrofe

See also: catastrofe and catàstrofe

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ).

Noun

catástrofe f (plural catástrofes)

1. catastrophe, disaster

Related terms

• catastrófico

Further reading

• “catástrofe”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

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/

• (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)

1. catastrophe, disaster

   Synonyms: cataclismo, desastre

Related terms

• catastrófico

Further reading

• “catástrofe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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)

1. catastrophe, disaster

   Synonym: desastre

Derived terms

• cine catástrofe (“disaster film”)
• cine de catástrofes

 

Related terms

• catastrófico

 

Further reading

• “catástrofe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014