kataposan

Cebuano

Etymology

From ka- +‎ tapos +‎ -an (“to end; to finish; to complete”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kataˈposan/ [kɐ.t̪ɐˈpo.s̪ɐn̪]

Noun

katapósan (Badlit spelling ᜃᜆᜉᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

1. End; termination; conclusion.

   Niduol na ang kataposan sa tuig.

   The end of the year is approaching.

2. (theology) The end times; the apocalypse (often as ang kataposan sa kalibotan).
3. The final or last part of something.

Adjective

katapósan (Badlit spelling ᜃᜆᜉᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

1. Last; final; ultimate.

   Kini ang akong kataposan nga pahimangno kanimo.

   This is my final warning to you.

Usage notes

• While pangataposan is used for formal or literary conclusions (like the end of a speech or essay), kataposan is the general term for any physical, temporal, or situational end.

See also

• tapos (“to finish”)
• pangataposan (“formal conclusion”)
• kinaubsan (“bottommost; lowest”)

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• katapusan

Etymology

From tapos +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kataˈposan/ [ka.taˈpo.san̪]

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• IPA^(key): /kaˌtapoˈsan/ [kaˌta.poˈsan̪]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧po‧san

Noun

katapósan or katáposán (Basahan spelling ᜃᜆᜉᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

1. conclusion, ending, finale

   Antonym: kapinunan

2. limit (of tenure)

   Synonyms: termino, kasagkoran