catacombe
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin catacumbae, a compound of Ancient Greek κατά (katá) and Late Latin tumba (whence French tombe).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ka.ta.kɔ̃b/
- Homophone: catacombes
Noun edit
catacombe f (plural catacombes)
Further reading edit
- “catacombe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
catacombe f