cataclismo

Italian

Etymology

cata- +‎

Adjective

cataclismo (feminine singular cataclisma, masculine plural cataclismi, feminine plural cataclisme)

  1. cataclysmic

Portuguese

Noun

cataclismo m (plural cataclismos)

  1. Alternative form of cataclisma

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cataclysmus, from Ancient Greek κατακλυσμός (kataklusmós, “deluge, flood, inundation”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + κλύζω (klúzō, “I wash off, wash away”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“clean”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kataˈklismo/, [kat̪aˈklizmo]

Noun

cataclismo m (plural cataclismos)

  1. cataclysm

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