teleologisch
Dutch
Etymology
From teleologie + -isch, itself from New Latin teleolog, coined 1728 by German philosopher Baron Christian von Wolff (1679-1754) from Ancient Greek τέλειος (téleios, “entire, perfect, complete”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teː.leː.oːˈloː.ɣis/
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Adjective
teleologisch (not comparable)
- teleological, concerning or applying teleology, either in theological or physiological sense
- (law) a judge's way to interpret the law by its intent rather than its actual phrasing
- containing a purpose or goal
Inflection
| Inflection of teleologisch | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | teleologisch | |||
| inflected | teleologische | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | teleologisch | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | teleologische | ||
| n. sing. | teleologisch | |||
| plural | teleologische | |||
| definite | teleologische | |||
| partitive | teleologisch | |||
German
Etymology
Teleologie + -isch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰe.le.oˈlo.ɡiʃ/
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Adjective
teleologisch (strong nominative masculine singular teleologischer, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of teleologisch (uncomparable)
Further reading
- “teleologisch” in Duden online
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