Desaster

German

Etymology

Ca. 1800, from French désastre, itself from Italian disastro. The now predominant pronunciation with a long vowel is unusual; English influence would be a plausible but speculative explanation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈza(ː)stər/, [deˈzaːs.tɐ], [də-], [-ˈzas-]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Desaster n (strong, genitive Desasters, plural Desaster, diminutive Desasterchen n)

1. disaster

Declension

Declension of Desaster [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Desaster	die	Desaster
genitive	eines	des	Desasters	der	Desaster
dative	einem	dem	Desaster	den	Desastern
accusative	ein	das	Desaster	die	Desaster

Related terms

• desaströs

Further reading

• “Desaster” in Duden online
• “Desaster” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache