catacomb

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

Έννοιες

κατακόμβη

κατακόμβες

Συνώνυμα

crypt

tomb

vault

underground cemetery

Μεταφράσεις

Katakombe

catacomba

catacumba

catacombe

catacombe

catacumba

catacumba

catacumbas

catacumbes

katakomp

Nekropole

Totenstadt

hypogée

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈkætəkuːm/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: catacombe

In summary

From Middle English catacombe, from Old English catacumbe, catacumbas pl, from Late Latin catacumbae pl, name of the underground cemetery of St. Sebastian in Rome, of unclear origin. Perhaps a dissimilation (influenced by *cumbō (“to lie, recline”)) of Late Latin cata tumbās (literally “among the tombs”) (from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “under”) and τύμβος (túmbos, “tomb”)). Some sources suggest Ancient Greek κύμβη (kúmbē, “drinking vessel”) as an alternative etymon, but the semantic link is unclear.