apocalyptisch

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Apocalyptisch (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apocalypticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós). Equivalent to Apocalyps + -isch; some senses refer to apocalyps instead.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.poː.kaːˈlɪp.tis/
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  • Hyphenation: apo‧ca‧lyp‧tisch

Adjective

apocalyptisch (not comparable)

  1. (Judaism, Christianity) apocalyptic (pertaining to the Book of Revelations or the religious genre in general)
  2. apocalyptic (pertaining to a future cataclysm)

Inflection

Inflection of apocalyptisch
uninflected apocalyptisch
inflected apocalyptische
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial apocalyptisch
indefinite m./f. sing. apocalyptische
n. sing. apocalyptisch
plural apocalyptische
definite apocalyptische
partitive apocalyptisch

Derived terms

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