апокаліпсис

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis). Compare Russian апока́липсис (apokálipsis), Belarusian апака́ліпсіс (apakálipsis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐpɔˈkalʲipses]
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Noun

апока́ліпсис • (apokálipsys) m inan (genitive апока́ліпсиса or апока́ліпсису, nominative plural апока́ліпсиси, genitive plural апока́ліпсисів, relational adjective апокаліпси́чний)

  1. (biblical, capitalized) Apocalypse, Apocalypse of John, Book of Revelation, Revelation (last book of the Bible, composed of twenty-two chapters, which narrates the end of times)
    Synonyms: Об'я́влення n (Obʺjávlennja), Одкрове́ння n (Odkrovénnja)
  2. (by extension) apocalypse (a disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin)

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