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)
- mystic, mystical [from 18th c.]
- Synonym: mystisch
- (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 | |||
Related terms
- mystica
- mysticus
Descendants
- Afrikaans: mistiek
Noun
mystiek f (uncountable)
- mysticism
- Synonym: mysticisme
Descendants
- Afrikaans: mistiek