esjatología

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”) +‎ -logía. Coined as an alternative to standard escatología to avoid ambiguity with the sense "scatology." The j is intended as a closer representation of the sound of the Greek letter chi in ἔσχατος.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /esxatoloˈxia/ [es.xa.t̪o.loˈxi.a]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: es‧ja‧to‧lo‧gí‧a

Noun

esjatología f (plural esjatologías)

  1. (rare) Alternative form of escatología (“eschatology”)
  • esjatológico
  • ésjaton
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