macabre

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French macabre, whose etymology is uncertain. Possibly from the term danse macabre, most commonly believed to be from corruption of the biblical name Maccabees; compare Latin Chorea Machabaeorum. Another theory derives the French term (through Spanish macabro) from Arabic مَقَابِر (maqābir, “cemeteries”), plural of مَقْبَرَة (maqbara) or مَقْبُرَة (maqbura). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌməˈkɑː.bɹə/, /ˌməˈkɑː.bə/ (General American) IPA(key): /məˈkɑb/, /ˌməˈkɑ.bɹə/, /ˌməˈkɑ.bəɹ/ Rhymes: -ɑːbə(ɹ), -ɑb (US) Hyphenation: ma‧cab‧re Homophone: McCobb === Adjective === macabre (comparative more macabre, superlative most macabre) Representing or personifying death. Obsessed with death or the gruesome. Ghastly, shocking, terrifying. Synonyms: ghastly, horrifying, shocking, terrifying ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Danse Macabre on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === === Anagrams === carbeam == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French macabre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [məˈka.βɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [məˈka.bɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [maˈka.bɾe] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [maˈka.βɾe] === Adjective === macabre (feminine macabra, masculine and feminine plural macabres) macabre === Further reading === “macabre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “macabre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “macabre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “macabre”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === From Danse Macabre (“dance of death”), from Old French, usually said to be from Macabé (“Maccabee”), in reference to a mystery play depicting their slaughter. See Maccabee. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.kabʁ/ === Adjective === macabre (plural macabres) macabre Synonym: lugubre ==== Derived terms ==== danse macabre ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: macabro → Dutch: macaber → English: macabre → Italian: macabro → Portuguese: macabro → Romanian: macabru → Spanish: macabro === References === === Further reading === “macabre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Adjective === macabre f pl feminine plural of macabro == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [maˈka.bre] === Adjective === macabre nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of macabru