omnipotent
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle English omnipotent(e), from Old French omnipotent, from Latin omnipotēns, omnipotentem.
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Adjective[edit]
omnipotent (comparative more omnipotent, superlative most omnipotent)
- Having unlimited power, force or authority.
- Synonyms: almighty, all-powerful
- 1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Enchantress, pages 16–17:
- All the spirits of the elements bowed down before him; but the future was still hidden from his eyes, and Death was omnipotent.
- (biology) Describing a cell (especially a stem cell) that is capable of developing into any type of cell or forming any type of tissue (also called a totipotent cell).
- Coordinate term: pluripotent
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Noun[edit]
omnipotent (plural omnipotents)
- An omnipotent being.
Further reading[edit]
- “omnipotent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “omnipotent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- omnipotent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin omnipotentem (“almighty”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
omnipotent m or f (masculine and feminine plural omnipotents)
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Further reading[edit]
- “omnipotent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “omnipotent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “omnipotent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “omnipotent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
omnipotent (neuter omnipotent, plural and definite singular attributive omnipotente)
- omnipotent, almighty
- Synonym: almægtig
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French omnipotent, from. From Latin omnipotentem (“almighty”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
omnipotent (feminine omnipotente, masculine plural omnipotents, feminine plural omnipotentes)
Further reading[edit]
- “omnipotent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin omnipotēns, omnipotentem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
omnipotent (strong nominative masculine singular omnipotenter, not comparable)
- omnipotent
- Synonym: allmächtig
Declension[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- “omnipotent” in Duden online
- “omnipotent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin omnipotēns (“almighty”). By surface analysis, omni- + potent.
Adjective[edit]
omnipotent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular omnipotent or omnipotente)
- omnipotent
- 13th century, Unknown, La Vie de Saint Laurent, page 13, column 2, line 30:
- car tu es Deu omnipotent
- because you are the omnipotent God
Descendants[edit]
- French: omnipotent
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin omnipotēns.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
omnipotent m or n (feminine singular omnipotentă, masculine plural omnipotenți, feminine and neuter plural omnipotente)
- omnipotent
- Synonym: atotputernic
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | omnipotent | omnipotentă | omnipotenți | omnipotenti | ||
definite | omnipotentul | omnipotenta | omnipotenții | omnipotentile | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | omnipotent | omnipotenti | omnipotenți | omnipotenti | ||
definite | omnipotentului | omnipotentii | omnipotenților | omnipotentilor |
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References[edit]
- omnipotent in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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