catacombe

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin catacumbae, a compound of Ancient Greek κατά (katá) and Late Latin tumba (whence French tombe).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.ta.kɔ̃b/
Homophone: catacombes

Noun

catacombe f (plural catacombes)

(chiefly in the plural) catacomb

Further reading

“catacombe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

catacombe f

plural of catacomba

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