Maschile

holocaust

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (masculine, no-diminutive) holocaust, genocide
  2. (dated, masculine, no-diminutive) holocaust (complete burnt offering)

Concetti

Traduzioni

holocaust

Holokaustum

Ganzopfer

Vollbrandopfer

Holokauston

ολοκαύτωμα

mass killing

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈɦɔ.loːˌkɑu̯st/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle Dutch holocaust, from Latin holocaustum, from the neuter of Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos). The shift to masculine was influenced by Middle French holocauste. The meaning “genocide” derives from English holocaust.

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