allmächtig
German
Etymology
From all- (“all”) + mächtig (“mighty”) or from Allmacht (“omnipotence”) + -ig. From Old High German alamahtīg, from Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔalˈmɛçtɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ʔalˈmɛçtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: all‧mäch‧tig
Adjective
allmächtig (strong nominative masculine singular allmächtiger, not comparable)
- omnipotent, all-powerful, almighty
- Synonym: omnipotent
Declension
Positive forms of allmächtig (uncomparable)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “allmächtig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “allmächtig” in Duden online
- “allmächtig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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