inferno
English edit
Etymology edit
From Italian inferno (“hell”), from Latin infernus (“of the lower regions”), inferna (“the lower regions”); see infernal.
The meaning "big fire" came as a figurative use from the traditional idea of hellfire.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəʊ
Noun edit
inferno (plural infernos)
- A place or situation resembling Hell.
- 1899, D. C. Worcester, The Philippine Islands and Their People:
- At each sudden explosion in the inferno below they sprang back from the brink [of the volcanic crater].
- A large fire; a conflagration.
- 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion[1]:
- Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within, […] most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.
- 2021 May 5, Drachinifel, 34:59 from the start, in Battle of Samar - What if TF34 was there?[2], archived from the original on 8 August 2022:
- Unfortunately for Admiral Kurita, this is where the good news ends. The fire started by New Jersey's hit amidships has spread, and there is now a towering inferno that occupies the middle third of the Japanese battleship.
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Further reading edit
- “inferno”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “inferno”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Italian inferno (“hell”), from Latin infernus (“of the lower regions”), inferna (“the lower regions”); see infernal. The meaning "big fire" came as a figurative use from the traditional idea of hellfire.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
inferno n (plural inferno's, diminutive infernootje n)
Synonyms edit
- (a hell-like place): onderwereld
- (hellfire): hellevuur
- (a large fire): vuurzee, vlammenzee
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Finnish edit
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Noun edit
inferno
- inferno (place resembling hell, large fire)
Declension edit
Inflection of inferno (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | inferno | infernot | ||
genitive | infernon | infernojen infernoiden infernoitten | ||
partitive | infernoa | infernoja infernoita | ||
illative | infernoon | infernoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | inferno | infernot | ||
accusative | nom. | inferno | infernot | |
gen. | infernon | |||
genitive | infernon | infernojen infernoiden infernoitten | ||
partitive | infernoa | infernoja infernoita | ||
inessive | infernossa | infernoissa | ||
elative | infernosta | infernoista | ||
illative | infernoon | infernoihin | ||
adessive | infernolla | infernoilla | ||
ablative | infernolta | infernoilta | ||
allative | infernolle | infernoille | ||
essive | infernona | infernoina | ||
translative | infernoksi | infernoiksi | ||
abessive | infernotta | infernoitta | ||
instructive | — | infernoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese inferno, from Latin īnfernus (“infernal; of the lower regions”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
inferno m (plural infernos)
- (Christianity) hell
- (figurative) a very unpleasable or negative situation
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “inferno” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “inferno” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “inferno” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “inferno” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Latin īnfernus (“of the lower regions”), derived from īnferus (“low”).
Adjective edit
inferno (feminine inferna, masculine plural inferni, feminine plural inferne)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Late Latin īnfernus, īnfernum (“the depths of the earth”), noun use of īnfernus (“of the lower regions”), derived from īnferus (“low”).
Noun edit
inferno m (plural inferni)
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Descendants edit
- → Dutch: inferno
- → English: inferno
- → German: Inferno
- → Italiot Greek: ινφιέρνο (infiérno)
- → Norwegian: inferno
- → Swedish: inferno
Etymology 3 edit
From the toponym Inferno (a place near Sondrio).
Noun edit
inferno m (plural inferni)
- a kind of red wine
Further reading edit
- inferno1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- inferno2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- inferno3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Adjective edit
īnfernō
Noun edit
īnfernō m
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Italian inferno, from Latin infernus.
Noun edit
inferno n (definite singular infernoet, indefinite plural inferno or infernoer, definite plural infernoa or infernoene)
- an inferno
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Italian inferno, from Latin infernus.
Noun edit
inferno n (definite singular infernoet, indefinite plural inferno, definite plural infernoa)
- an inferno
References edit
- “inferno” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese inferno, iferno, from Latin īnfernus (“infernal; of the lower regions”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
inferno m (plural infernos)
- (Christianity) hell (where sinners go)
- (figurative) a very unpleasant or negative situation
- (figurative) a very hot place
Interjection edit
inferno!
- hell (expressing discontent, unhappiness, or anger)
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Further reading edit
Swedish edit
Noun edit
inferno n
- an inferno; an extremely dangerous, chaotic and generally overwhelming situation
Usage notes edit
- Swedes would associate inferno with Dante but also with August Strindberg
Declension edit
Declension of inferno | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | inferno | infernot | infernon | infernona |
Genitive | infernos | infernots | infernons | infernonas |