almachtig
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German almachtich, from Old High German alamahtīg, from Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz. Cognate with German allmächtig, Dutch almachtig, English almighty, Icelandic almáttugur.
Adjective
almachtig
- (Sette Comuni) almighty, omnipotent
- Bèar mans almachtig zèinan?
- Who could be omnipotent?
References
- “almachtig” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch almechtich, from Old Dutch *alamahtīg, from Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz. Equivalent to almacht + -ig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑlˈmɑx.təx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: al‧mach‧tig
Adjective
almachtig (comparative almachtiger, superlative almachtigst)
- almighty, omnipotent
- (figuratively) (the most) mighty, in (almost total) control
Inflection
Inflection of almachtig | ||||
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uninflected | almachtig | |||
inflected | almachtige | |||
comparative | almachtiger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | almachtig | almachtiger | het almachtigst het almachtigste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | almachtige | almachtigere | almachtigste |
n. sing. | almachtig | almachtiger | almachtigste | |
plural | almachtige | almachtigere | almachtigste | |
definite | almachtige | almachtigere | almachtigste | |
partitive | almachtigs | almachtigers | — |
Synonyms
- alvermogend
- omnipotent
Derived terms
- Almachtige
Descendants
- → Sranan Tongo: armakti
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