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

Declension 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

• postapocalyptisch