almacht

Dutch

Etymology

Back-formation from almachtig by analogy with machtig / macht; compare German Allmacht, similarly a back-formation. By surface analysis, al (“all, omni-”) +‎ macht (“power, potence”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑl.mɑxt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: al‧macht

Noun

almacht m (uncountable)

  1. omnipotence [from 17th c.]

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: almag

References

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