See also: calamite French Etymology From Latin calamitātem. Pronunciation IPA(key): /ka.la.mi.te/ Audio:(file) Homophone: calamités Noun calamité m (plural calamités) calamity, disaster Further reading “calamité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.