el
masculine
/apokaˈlipsis/
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Translation
apocalypse
Word origin
From Greek apokalupsis ('uncovering, revelation'), from apokaluptein ('to uncover'), from apo ('off, away from') plus kaluptein ('to cover'). It reached Spanish through Latin apocalypsis.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- apokalupsis
- English cognates
- apocalypse
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralapocalipsis
Examples
nuclear.
The film is about a nuclear apocalypse.
Muchos inminente.
Many feared that the end of the world was an imminent apocalypse.
describe provocado .
The book describes an apocalypse caused by a plague.
ceniza.
In his dreams he saw an apocalypse of fire and ash.
¡ !
It looked like the apocalypse when the storm broke!
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