cataclysme

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cataclysmus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κατακλυσμός (kataklusmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ta.klism/ ~ /ka.ta.klizm/

Noun

cataclysme m (plural cataclysmes)

1. cataclysm

Derived terms

• cataclysmique

Further reading

• “cataclysme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

cataclysme

1. vocative singular of cataclysmus