catacumba

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin catacumbae, dissimilation of Latin cata- (“among”) (from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “under”)) + tumbas.

Noun

catacumba f (plural catacumbas)

1. catacomb (underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves)

Further reading

• “catacumba”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin catacumbae, dissimilation of Latin cata- + tumbas.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈkũ.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈkũ.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈkũ.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.tɐˈkũ.bɐ/

• Rhymes: -ũbɐ
• Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧cum‧ba

Noun

catacumba f (plural catacumbas)

1. catacomb (underground cemetery where, in the early centuries of the Church, Christians buried their dead, gathered to celebrate worship and hid in times of persecution)

Further reading

• “catacumba”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “catacumba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin catacumbae, dissimilation of Latin cata- (“among”) (from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “under”)) + tumbas.

Noun

catacumba f (plural catacumbas)

1. catacomb