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Etymology edit

Borrowed from German asketisch or French ascétique, from Latin ascēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητικός (askētikós). Equivalent to asceet +‎ -isch.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑˈseː.tis/
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  • Hyphenation: as‧ce‧tisch
  • Rhymes: -eːtis

Adjective edit

ascetisch (not comparable)

  1. ascetic, relating to asceticism or ascetics

Inflection edit

Inflection of ascetisch
uninflected ascetisch
inflected ascetische
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial ascetisch
indefinite m./f. sing. ascetische
n. sing. ascetisch
plural ascetische
definite ascetische
partitive ascetisch

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Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: asketies