catacomb
English
/ˈkatəˌkəʊm/, /ˈkatəkuːm/, /ˈkætakoʊm/
noun
Definitions
- (often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.
Etymology
Derived from Latin catacumbas, cata- (among) derived from Ancient Greek κατά (down, downwards, against, under, into), τύμβος (swell, tomb, grave, burial mound, a sepulchral mound, small mound, funeral mound).
Origin
Ancient Greek
τύμβος
Gloss
swell, tomb, grave, burial mound, a sepulchral mound, small mound, funeral mound
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- catacombic English
- cataphile English
- katelectrotonus English
- *cascunum Latin
- *catafalicum Latin
- cata Latin
- cata- Latin
- catacumbae Latin
- catacumbas Latin
- fala Latin
- quisque Latin
- tumba Latin
- catacombe French
- катафот Russian
- κάθοδος Ancient Greek
- κάτοικος Ancient Greek
- καθέδρα Ancient Greek
- καθότι Ancient Greek
- κατά Ancient Greek
- κατα- Ancient Greek
- καταχράομαι Ancient Greek
- τυμβαύλης Ancient Greek
- τύμβος Ancient Greek
- *tewH- Proto-Indo-European
- *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *tum- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱm̥-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- katakombe Norwegian Bokmål
- kata- Swedish
- katakombe Norwegian Nynorsk
- katakomba Indonesian