extase

See also: êxtase

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛksˈtaː.zə/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧ta‧se
• Rhymes: -aːzə

Noun

extase f (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. ecstasis, ecstasy (emotion)

Related terms

• ecstasy
• extatisch

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ekstase
  • Indonesian: ekstase

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.staz/ ~ /ɛk.stɑz/

Noun

extase f (plural extases)

1. ecstasy (sentiment)
   • 1869, Paul Verlaine, Clair de lune [Moonlight]‎:

     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.

Derived terms

• extasier
• extatique

Further reading

• “extase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• taxées

Latin

Noun

extase

1. ablative singular of extasis