antiklimaks
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed anti- + klimaks, from Dutch anticlimax.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [antiˈklimaks]
- Hyphenation: an‧ti‧kli‧maks
Noun
antiklimaks (plural antiklimaks-antiklimaks)
Further reading
- “antiklimaks”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
antiklimaks n (definite singular antiklimakset, indefinite plural antiklimaks or antiklimakser, definite plural antiklimaksa or antiklimaksene)
- an anticlimax
Usage notes
- Prior to a 2021 spelling revision, this noun was also considered masculine.
References
- “antiklimaks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
antiklimaks n (definite singular antiklimakset, indefinite plural antiklimaks, definite plural antiklimaksa)
- an anticlimax
Usage notes
- Prior to a 2021 spelling revision, this noun was also considered masculine.
References
- “antiklimaks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish anticlímax. By surface analysis, anti- + klimaks. Piecewise doublet of antiklaymaks.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔantiˈklimaks/ [ʔɐn̪.t̪ɪˈkliː.mɐks]
- Rhymes: -imaks
- Syllabification: an‧ti‧kli‧maks
Noun
antiklimaks (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜒᜋᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔)
- anticlimax
- Synonyms: kontra-kasukdulan, antiklaymaks