mystiek

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French mystique, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós). Already mentioned by Lodewijk Meyer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɪˈstik/, /mɪsˈtik/
  • Hyphenation: mys‧tiek
  • Rhymes: -ik

Adjective

mystiek (not comparable)

  1. mystic, mystical [from 18th c.]
    Synonym: mystisch
  2. (archaic) mysterious, secretive, unclear, hidden, mystical [from mid 17th c.]

Inflection
Inflection of mystiek
uninflected mystiek
inflected mystieke
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial mystiek
indefinite m./f. sing. mystieke
n. sing. mystiek
plural mystieke
definite mystieke
partitive mystieks

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: mistiek

Noun

mystiek f (uncountable)

  1. mysticism
    Synonym: mysticisme

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: mistiek
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