hecatombe

Meaning

1. (Greco-Roman, feminine, no-diminutive) hecatomb, public sacrifice involving many sacrificial animals
2. (feminine, figuratively, no-diminutive) carnage, massacre, any great loss of life whether intentional or not

Concepts

bloodshed

bloodbath

blood bath

butchery

carnage

hecatomb

massacre

mass murder

blood

🩸

slaughtering

Synonyms

massaslachting

bloedbad

moordpartij

slacht

bloed

🩸

bloedoffer

bloedvergieten

slachting

Translations

hécatombe

Hekatombe

massacro

مجزرة

massacre

bain de sang

Gemetzel

Blutvergießen

massacre

Massaker

boucherie

carneficina

Blutbad

ανθρωποσφαγή

caedes

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɦeː.kɑˈtɔm.bə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: hecatombe

In summary

Borrowed from Latin hecatombe, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόμβη (hekatómbē).