esjatología

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”) +‎ -logía. Coined as an alternative to standard escatología to avoid ambiguity with the sense "scatology." The j is intended as a closer representation of the sound of the Greek letter chi in ἔσχατος.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esxatoloˈxia/ [es.xa.t̪o.loˈxi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: es‧ja‧to‧lo‧gí‧a

Noun

esjatología f (plural esjatologías)

1. (rare) Alternative form of escatología (“eschatology”)

Related terms

• esjatológico
• ésjaton