ecatombe

Italian

Etymology

From Latin hecatombē, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόμβη (hekatómbē).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.kaˈtom.be/, [ekäˈt̪o̞mbe]
Rhymes: -ombe
Stress: ecatómbe
Hyphenation: e‧ca‧tom‧be

Noun

ecatombe f (plural ecatombi)

(historical, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) A great feast and public sacrifice to the gods (originally of a hundred oxen); hecatomb
(by extension) slaughter, massacre

Synonyms

(slaughter): carneficina, eccidio, massacro, mattanza, sterminio, strage

Related terms

tomba

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