katastrofe

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ, “overturning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /katastroːfə/, [kʰad̥aˈsd̥ʁoːfə]

Noun

katastrofe c (singular definite katastrofen, plural indefinite katastrofer)

1. catastrophe
2. disaster

Declension

Declension of katastrofe

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	katastrofe	katastrofen	katastrofer	katastroferne
genitive	katastrofes	katastrofens	katastrofers	katastrofernes

Derived terms

• naturkatastrofe

Related terms

• katastrofal
• katastrofisk

References

• “katastrofe” in Den Danske Ordbog

Further reading

• katastrofe on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch catastrofe, from French catastrophe, from Latin catastropha, from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ, “overturning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [katasˈtrofə]
• Hyphenation: ka‧tas‧tro‧fê

Noun

katastrofê (uncountable)

1. catastrophe:
   1. any large and disastrous event of great significance; a disaster beyond expectations.
   2. (literature) the dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.

Alternative forms

• katastrofi

Further reading

• “katastrofe” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

katastrofe m (definite singular katastrofen, indefinite plural katastrofer, definite plural katastrofene)

1. disaster
2. catastrophe

Derived terms

• katastrofal
• miljøkatastrofe
• naturkatastrofe

References

• “katastrofe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

katastrofe m (definite singular katastrofen, indefinite plural katastrofar, definite plural katastrofane)

1. disaster, catastrophe

Derived terms

• miljøkatastrofe
• naturkatastrofe

References

• “katastrofe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.