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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French extase, from Latin ecstasis, extasis, from Ancient Greek ἔκστᾰσῐς (ékstasis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛksˈtaː.zə/
- Hyphenation: ex‧ta‧se
- Rhymes: -aːzə
Noun
extase f (uncountable)
- ecstasis, ecstasy (emotion)
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛk.staz/, /ɛk.stɑz/
Noun
extase f (plural extases)
- ecstasy (sentiment)
1869, Paul Verlaine, Clair de lune [Moonlight]:Et leur chanson se mêle au clair de lune, / Au calme clair de lune triste et beau, / Qui fait rêver les oiseaux dans les arbres / Et sangloter d’extase les jets d’eau, / Les grands jets d’eau sveltes parmi les marbres.- And their song blends with the moonlight, / With the sad and beautiful moonlight, / Which sets the birds in the trees dreaming, / And makes the fountains sob with ecstasy, / The tall slim water streams among the marble statues.
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Noun
extase
- ablative singular of extasis