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Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 14th century (apocalise) From Latin apocalypsis. Compare Portuguese apocalipse and Spanish apocalipsis.
Pronunciation
Noun
apocalipse m (plural apocalipses)
- (literary) apocalypse, revelation
- (figurative) apocalypse (cataclysmic event, disaster)
- (biblical, religion) the book of Revelation
- Synonym: Apocalipse
1396, A. Cabana Outeiro, editor, O Tombo H da catedral de Santiago. Documentos anteriores a 1397, Valga: Concello de Valga, page 138:hũu liuro apocalisy scripto en purgameo e cuberto de cuberturas de táuõas cubertas de coyro uermello con pregos grandes, o qual liuro era scripto em bõa létera formada e con pinturas- a book of Revelation written on parchment and covered with covers made of boards covered with red leather, with large sheets, and the mentioned book is written with good well formed letter and with paintings
- (biblical, religion) Apocalypse (the end of the world)
- Synonym: Apocalipse
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “apocalise”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “apocal”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “apocalipse”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “apocalipse”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Middle English
Noun
apocalipse
- Alternative form of apocalips
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.po.kaˈlip.si/, /a.po.kaˈli.pi.si/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.po.kaˈlip.se/
- Hyphenation: a‧po‧ca‧lip‧se
Noun
apocalipse m (plural apocalipses)
- apocalypse
Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
apocalipse n pl
- plural of apocalips