hecatomb

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (Ancient-Rome, historical) A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.
2. (broadly, historical) A great public sacrifice in other religions; also, a great number of animals or people reserved for such a sacrifice.
3. (figuratively, literary, poetic) A great number of animals, people, or things that are sacrificed or destroyed; any great sacrifice; also (generally), a large amount.

Verb

To provide (someone or something) with a hecatomb.

Concepten

cataclysme

catastrofe

hecatombe

ramp

rampspoed

tragedie

treurspel

tragiek

calamiteit

hekatombe

Synoniemen

accident

buskin

calamity

catastrophe

disaster

immolation

misery

misfortune

natural disaster

tragedy

Vertalingen

ecatombe

hécatombe

hecatombe

hecatombe

εκατόμβη

Hekatombe

فاجعة

بلأ

مأساة

calamitat

tragèdia

Kalamität

Kataklysmus

مصيبة

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈhɛkətuːm/

Etymologie (Engels)

The noun is a learned borrowing from Latin hecatombē (“great sacrifice of a hundred oxen, hecatomb”), from Ancient Greek ἑκατόμβη (hekatómbē, “great sacrifice of a hundred oxen, hecatomb; any animal sacrifice or large sacrifice”, from ἑκᾰτόν (hekătón, “hundred”) + βοῦς (boûs, “cattle, cow, ox”)).
The verb is derived from the noun.