Calamity

English

Etymology

Latin calamitās (“‘loss, damage; disaster’”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular Calamity

Plural calamities

Calamity (calamities)

1. An event resulting in great loss
2. The distress that results from some disaster

Translations

event resulting in great loss

Arabic: بلأ ar(ar) (bilaa') m. Bulgarian: бедствие bg(bg) n. Chinese: Mandarin: 災難 cmn(cmn), 灾难 cmn(cmn) (zāinàn) Czech: kalamita cs(cs) f. Finnish: suuronnettomuus fi(fi)

French: calamité fr(fr) f. German: Unheil de(de) n., Kalamität de(de) f. Romanian: flagel ro(ro) Russian: катастрофа ru(ru) f., бедствие ru(ru) n. Spanish: calamidad es(es) f. Vietnamese: tai hoạ vi(vi)

distress that results from some disaster

Bulgarian: нещастие bg(bg) n. Chinese: Mandarin: 災難 cmn(cmn), 灾难 cmn(cmn) (zāinàn)

Finnish: suurtuho fi(fi)

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