German

Noun

Inferno n ‎(genitive Infernos, plural Infernos)

1. inferno

Declension

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.

Related terms

• infernal

Synonyms

• See Wikisaurus:afterlife

Translations

External links

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

Anagrams

• nonfire

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

Synonyms

• (a ****-like place): onderwereld
• (hellfire): hellevuur
• (a large fire): vuurzee, vlammenzee

Related terms

• infernaal

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

infèrno, /inˈfɛrno/

Noun

inferno m ‎(plural inferni)

1. ****
2. inferno

Related terms

• infernale

Anagrams

• frenino
• nefroni

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)

Related terms

• infernal
• inferninho

Swedish

Noun

inferno n

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

Declension

Usage notes

• Swedes would associate inferno with Dante but also with August Strindberg

Related terms

• infernalisk