metafysica

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin metaphysica, from Byzantine Greek μεταφυσικά (metaphusiká), from the title of the collection by Aristotle μετὰ τὰ φυσικά (metà tà phusiká), a collection that comes after (μετά (metá)) Aristotle's collection entitled τὰ φυσικά (tà phusiká), from φυσικός (phusikós, “natural”). By surface analysis, meta- +‎ fysica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmeː.taːˈfi.zi.kaː/

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• Hyphenation: me‧ta‧fy‧si‧ca

Noun

metafysica f (uncountable)

1. metaphysics

   Synonym: bovennatuurkunde

Related terms

• metafysicus
• metafysisch