cataclysme

French edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

cataclysme m (plural cataclysmes)

cataclysm

Derived terms edit

cataclysmique

Further reading edit

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

Latin edit

Noun edit

cataclysme

vocative singular of cataclysmus

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