LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

hecatombē

hecatombē f (genitive hecatombēs)
Classical[hɛ.kaˈtɔm.beː]Ecclesiastical[e.kaˈtɔm.be]

Meaning

  1. a hecatomb, a great sacrifice of a hundred oxen

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehecatombēhecatombae
genitivehecatombēshecatombārum
dativehecatombaehecatombīs
accusativehecatombēnhecatombās
ablativehecatombēhecatombīs
vocativehecatombēhecatombae

hĕcătombē, ēs, f., = ἑκατόμβη,
I. a great sacrifice of a hundred oxen, a hecatomb (ante- and post-class.): facere hecatomben, Varr. ap. Non. 131, 19; Juv. 12, 101 al.—In plur.: celebratis hecatombis, Treb. Gall. 9.—Dim. hĕcătombĭon, ii, n., Sid. Carm. 9, 205.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἑκατόμβη (hekatómbē).

In English words that came into English from hecatombē

  • hecatombhecatombē

Quick answers

What does hecatombē mean in Latin?
hecatombē, a noun, means “a hecatomb, a great sacrifice of a hundred oxen”.
What is the genitive of hecatombē?
The genitive singular is hecatombēs. hecatombē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce hecatombē?
In classical Latin, [hɛ.kaˈtɔm.beː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.kaˈtɔm.be].