Katastrophe

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Alternative forms

• Catastrophe (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin catastropha (“turning-point of an action, catastrophe”), from Ancient Greek καταστροφή (katastrophḗ, “overturning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌkatasˈtʁoːfə]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ka‧ta‧s‧tro‧phe

Noun

Katastrophe f (genitive Katastrophe, plural Katastrophen)

1. catastrophe, disaster, calamity

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Katastrophe	die	Katastrophen
genitive	einer	der	Katastrophe	der	Katastrophen
dative	einer	der	Katastrophe	den	Katastrophen
accusative	eine	die	Katastrophe	die	Katastrophen

Declension of Katastrophe [feminine]

Related terms

• Katastrophenalarm, Katastrophenfall, Katastrophenhelfer, Katastrophenmedizin, Katastrophenschutz, Katastrophentourismus, Katastrophenwarnung
• Bergkatastrophe, Brandkatastrophe, Erdbebenkatastrophe, Flutkatastrophe, Lawinenkatastrophe, Naturkatastrophe, Seuchenkatastrophe, Schiffskatastrophe, Sturmkatastrophe, Umweltkatastrophe, Wetterkatastrophe

Further reading

• “Katastrophe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Katastrophe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Katastrophe” in Duden online