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Inferno

Inferno

See also: inferno

German

Noun

Inferno n (genitive Infernos, plural Infernos)

  1. inferno

Declension

inferno

inferno

See also: Inferno

English

Noun

inferno (plural infernos)

  1. A place or situation resembling ****.
    • D. C. Worcester
      At each sudden explosion in the inferno below they sprang back from the brink [of the volcanic crater].
  2. A large fire, a conflagration.
    • 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion:
      Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within, [] most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.

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Translations

External links

  • inferno in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • inferno at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Italian inferno (****), from Latin infernus (of the lower regions), inferna (the lower regions); see infernal. The meaning "big fire" came as a figurative use from the traditional idea of hellfire.

Noun

inferno n (plural inferno's, diminutive infernootje n)

  1. ****-like place or situation.
  2. hellfire
  3. a large fire

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Italian

Etymology

Latin infernum or infernus, meaning "****", "underworld" (lit. beneath).

Pronunciation

infèrno, /inˈfɛrno/

Noun

inferno m (plural inferni)

  1. ****
  2. inferno

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Latin

Adjective

īnfernō

  1. dative masculine singular of īnfernus
  2. dative neuter singular of īnfernus
  3. ablative masculine singular of īnfernus
  4. ablative neuter singular of īnfernus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese inferno, iferno, from Latin īnfernus (infernal; of the lower regions).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.ˈfɛɾ.nu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.ˈfɛɾ.nʊ/, /ĩ.ˈfɛʁ.nʊ/
  • (Carioca) IPA(key): /ĩ.ˈfɛχ.nʊ/
  • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ĩ.ˈfɛɹ.nʊ/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.ˈfɛɾ.no/, /ĩ.ˈfɛɻ.no/
  • Hyphenation: in‧fer‧no

Noun

inferno m (plural inferno)

  1. (Christianity) **** (where sinners go)
  2. (figuratively) a very unpleasable or negative situation

Interjection

inferno!

  1. **** (expressing discontent, unhappiness, or anger)

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Swedish

Noun

inferno n

  1. an inferno; an extremely dangerous, chaotic and generally overwhelming situation

Declension

Inflection of inferno 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative inferno infernot infernon infernona
Genitive infernos infernots infernons infernonas

Usage notes

Related terms

  • infernalisk