allmächtig

German

Etymology

From all- (“all”) +‎ mächtig (“mighty”) or from Allmacht (“omnipotence”) +‎ -ig. From Old High German alamahtīg, from Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔalˈmɛçtɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ʔalˈmɛçtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: all‧mäch‧tig

Adjective

allmächtig (strong nominative masculine singular allmächtiger, not comparable)

  1. omnipotent, all-powerful, almighty
    Synonym: omnipotent

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