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.]

Synonyms

• ramp

Derived terms

• calamiteitenzender
• calamiteus