inferno

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English

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Etymology

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From Italian inferno (hell), 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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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inferno (plural infernos)

  1. A place or situation resembling Hell.
    • 1899, D. C. Worcester, The Philippine Islands and Their People:
      At each sudden explosion in the inferno below they sprang back from the brink [of the volcanic crater].
    • 1906, Upton Sinclair, The Jungle:
      When Jurgis had first inspected the packing plants with Szedvilas, he [] found that each one of these lesser industries was a separate little inferno, in its way as horrible as the killing beds, the source and fountain of them all[, and t]he workers in each of them had their own peculiar diseases.
  2. A large fire; a conflagration.
    • 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion[1]:
      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.
    • 2021 May 5, Drachinifel, 34:59 from the start, in Battle of Samar - What if TF34 was there?[2], archived from the original on 8 August 2022:
      Unfortunately for Admiral Kurita, this is where the good news ends. The fire started by New Jersey's hit amidships has spread, and there is now a towering inferno that occupies the middle third of the Japanese battleship.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Italian inferno (hell), 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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

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

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Italian inferno.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈinferno/, [ˈiɱfe̞rno̞]
  • Rhymes: -inferno
  • Syllabification(key): in‧fer‧no

Noun

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inferno

  1. inferno (place resembling hell, large fire)

Declension

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Inflection of inferno (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative inferno infernot
genitive infernon infernojen
infernoiden
infernoitten
partitive infernoa infernoja
infernoita
illative infernoon infernoihin
singular plural
nominative inferno infernot
accusative nom. inferno infernot
gen. infernon
genitive infernon infernojen
infernoiden
infernoitten
partitive infernoa infernoja
infernoita
inessive infernossa infernoissa
elative infernosta infernoista
illative infernoon infernoihin
adessive infernolla infernoilla
ablative infernolta infernoilta
allative infernolle infernoille
essive infernona infernoina
translative infernoksi infernoiksi
abessive infernotta infernoitta
instructive infernoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of inferno (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative infernoni infernoni
accusative nom. infernoni infernoni
gen. infernoni
genitive infernoni infernojeni
infernoideni
infernoitteni
partitive infernoani infernojani
infernoitani
inessive infernossani infernoissani
elative infernostani infernoistani
illative infernooni infernoihini
adessive infernollani infernoillani
ablative infernoltani infernoiltani
allative infernolleni infernoilleni
essive infernonani infernoinani
translative infernokseni infernoikseni
abessive infernottani infernoittani
instructive
comitative infernoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative infernosi infernosi
accusative nom. infernosi infernosi
gen. infernosi
genitive infernosi infernojesi
infernoidesi
infernoittesi
partitive infernoasi infernojasi
infernoitasi
inessive infernossasi infernoissasi
elative infernostasi infernoistasi
illative infernoosi infernoihisi
adessive infernollasi infernoillasi
ablative infernoltasi infernoiltasi
allative infernollesi infernoillesi
essive infernonasi infernoinasi
translative infernoksesi infernoiksesi
abessive infernottasi infernoittasi
instructive
comitative infernoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative infernomme infernomme
accusative nom. infernomme infernomme
gen. infernomme
genitive infernomme infernojemme
infernoidemme
infernoittemme
partitive infernoamme infernojamme
infernoitamme
inessive infernossamme infernoissamme
elative infernostamme infernoistamme
illative infernoomme infernoihimme
adessive infernollamme infernoillamme
ablative infernoltamme infernoiltamme
allative infernollemme infernoillemme
essive infernonamme infernoinamme
translative infernoksemme infernoiksemme
abessive infernottamme infernoittamme
instructive
comitative infernoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative infernonne infernonne
accusative nom. infernonne infernonne
gen. infernonne
genitive infernonne infernojenne
infernoidenne
infernoittenne
partitive infernoanne infernojanne
infernoitanne
inessive infernossanne infernoissanne
elative infernostanne infernoistanne
illative infernoonne infernoihinne
adessive infernollanne infernoillanne
ablative infernoltanne infernoiltanne
allative infernollenne infernoillenne
essive infernonanne infernoinanne
translative infernoksenne infernoiksenne
abessive infernottanne infernoittanne
instructive
comitative infernoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative infernonsa infernonsa
accusative nom. infernonsa infernonsa
gen. infernonsa
genitive infernonsa infernojensa
infernoidensa
infernoittensa
partitive infernoaan
infernoansa
infernojaan
infernoitaan
infernojansa
infernoitansa
inessive infernossaan
infernossansa
infernoissaan
infernoissansa
elative infernostaan
infernostansa
infernoistaan
infernoistansa
illative infernoonsa infernoihinsa
adessive infernollaan
infernollansa
infernoillaan
infernoillansa
ablative infernoltaan
infernoltansa
infernoiltaan
infernoiltansa
allative infernolleen
infernollensa
infernoilleen
infernoillensa
essive infernonaan
infernonansa
infernoinaan
infernoinansa
translative infernokseen
infernoksensa
infernoikseen
infernoiksensa
abessive infernottaan
infernottansa
infernoittaan
infernoittansa
instructive
comitative infernoineen
infernoinensa

Galician

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A 15th-century depiction. Santa María de Labrada, Galicia.

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese inferno, from Latin īnfernus (infernal; of the lower regions).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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inferno m (plural infernos)

  1. (Christianity) hell
  2. (figurative) a very unpleasable or negative situation

Derived terms

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin īnfernus (of the lower regions), derived from īnferus (low).

Adjective

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inferno (feminine inferna, masculine plural inferni, feminine plural inferne)

  1. hellish, infernal
  2. (uncommon) lower, inferior

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Late Latin īnfernus, īnfernum (the depths of the earth), noun use of īnfernus (of the lower regions), derived from īnferus (low).

Noun

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inferno m (plural inferni)

  1. hell
  2. inferno
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Descendants
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  • Dutch: inferno
  • English: inferno
  • German: Inferno
  • Italiot Greek: ινφιέρνο (infiérno)
  • Norwegian: inferno
  • Swedish: inferno

Etymology 3

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From the toponym Inferno (a place near Sondrio).

Noun

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inferno m (plural inferni)

  1. a kind of red wine

Further reading

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  • inferno1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • inferno2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • inferno3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Latin

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Adjective

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īnfernō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of īnfernus

Noun

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īnfernō m

  1. dative/ablative singular of īnfernus

Lombard

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Noun

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inferno m

  1. (Old Lombard) Alternative form of inverno (etymology 2)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Italian inferno, from Latin infernus.

Noun

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inferno n (definite singular infernoet, indefinite plural inferno or infernoer, definite plural infernoa or infernoene)

  1. an inferno

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Italian inferno, from Latin infernus.

Noun

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inferno n (definite singular infernoet, indefinite plural inferno, definite plural infernoa)

  1. an inferno

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ĩ.ˈfɛɻ.nu/
  • Hyphenation: in‧fer‧no

Noun

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inferno m (plural infernos)

  1. (Christianity) hell (where sinners go)
  2. (figurative) a very unpleasant or negative situation
  3. (figurative) a very hot place

Interjection

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inferno!

  1. hell (expressing discontent, unhappiness, or anger)
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Further reading

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Noun

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inferno n

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

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