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Translation

hell

Word origin

From Latin infernus ('the lower world'), from inferus ('below'): hell is simply the place underneath. Italian inferno, the title of Dante's poem, is the same word, and English inferior keeps the plain sense of 'lower'.

Origin
Latin
Root
infernus
English cognates
inferno, infernal, inferior

Examples

rakonto .

In the old story the devil lives in hell.

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The scorching day was like hell.

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He fears neither hell nor devil.

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This word is part of lesson 23.