éxtasis

From Latin extasis, from Ancient Greek ἔκστασις (ékstasis), from ἐξίστημι (exístēmi, “to displace”) from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɡstasis/ [ˈeɣ̞s.t̪a.sis]

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• Rhymes: -eɡstasis
• Syllabification: éx‧ta‧sis

éxtasis m (plural éxtasis)

1. ecstasy

   Synonym: arrobo

• “éxtasis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024