extase

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See also: êxtase

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French extase, from Latin ecstasis, extasis, from Ancient Greek ἔκστᾰσῐς (ékstasis).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɛksˈtaː.zə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ex‧ta‧se
  • Rhymes: -aːzə

Noun

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extase f (uncountable)

  1. ecstasis, ecstasy (emotion)
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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: ekstase

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛk.staz/ ~ /ɛk.stɑz/

Noun

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extase f (plural extases)

  1. ecstasy (sentiment)
    • 1869, Paul Verlaine, Clair de lune [Moonlight]‎[1]:
      Et leur chanson se mêle au clair de lune, / Au calme clair de lune triste et beau, / Qui fait rêver les oiseaux dans les arbres / Et sangloter d’extase les jets d’eau, / Les grands jets d’eau sveltes parmi les marbres.
      And their song blends with the moonlight, / With the sad and beautiful moonlight, / Which sets the birds in the trees dreaming, / And makes the fountains sob with ecstasy, / The tall slim water streams among the marble statues.

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Further reading

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Latin

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Noun

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extase

  1. ablative singular of extasis