LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

apocalypsis

apocalypsis f (genitive apocalypsis or apocalypseōs or apocalypsios)
Classical[a.pɔ.kaˈlyp.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[a.po.kaˈlip.sis]

Meaning

  1. femininerevelation, disclosing

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapocalypsisapocalypsēs
apocalypseis
genitiveapocalypsis
apocalypseōs, apocalypsios		apocalypsium
dativeapocalypsīapocalypsibus
accusativeapocalypsim
apocalypsin, apocalypsem		apocalypsēs
apocalypsīs
ablativeapocalypsī
apocalypse		apocalypsibus
vocativeapocalypsis
apocalypsi		apocalypsēs
apocalypseis

ăpŏcălypsis, is, f., = ἀποκάλυψις,
I. a disclosing, revelation (eccl. Lat.): apocalypsim habet, Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 26: apocalypsis Jesu Christi, ib. Apoc. 1, 1: Joannis, the Revelation, the Apocalypse, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 5.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό(ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greek ἀπο-(apo-)
  6. Ancient Greek καλύπτω(kalúptō)
  7. Ancient Greek ἀποκαλύπτω(apokalúptō)
  8. Ancient Greek -τῐς(-tĭs)
  9. Ancient Greek -σις(-sis)
  10. Latinapocalypsis

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ποκᾰ́λῠψῐς (ăpokắlŭpsĭs)der. Latin apocalypsis From Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) and καλύπτω (kalúptō, “cover”).

Descendants
  • Catalanapocalipsi
  • Englishapocalypsefrom Middle English apocalips
  • Frenchapocalypse
  • Italianapocalisse
  • Portugueseapocalipse
  • Romanianapocalips
  • Spanishapocalipsis
  • Hungarianapokalipszis
  • Irishapacailipsis
  • Galicianapocalipse

In English words that came into English from apocalypsis

  • apocalypseapocalypsis

Quick answers

What does apocalypsis mean in Latin?
apocalypsis, a noun, means “revelation, disclosing”.
What is the genitive of apocalypsis?
The genitive singular is apocalypsis. apocalypsis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce apocalypsis?
In classical Latin, [a.pɔ.kaˈlyp.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.po.kaˈlip.sis].
Where does apocalypsis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Hellenic *apó → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) → Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-) → Ancient Greek καλύπτω (kalúptō) → Ancient Greek ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō) → Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) → Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) → Latin apocalypsis.