omnipotent
English
Etymology
Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#OMNIPOTENTCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ep-#OMNIPOTENTInherited from Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#OMNIPOTENTCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#OMNIPOTENT omnipotent(e), from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#OMNIPOTENT omnipotent, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#OMNIPOTENT omnipotēns, omnipotentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɒmˈnɪpətənt/Category:English 4-syllable words#OMNIPOTENTCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#OMNIPOTENT
- Hyphenation: om‧ni‧po‧tent
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#OMNIPOTENTAudio (US): (file)
Adjective
omnipotent (comparative more omnipotent, superlative most omnipotent)Category:English lemmas#OMNIPOTENTCategory:English adjectives#OMNIPOTENTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with entries#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with 7 entries#OMNIPOTENT
- Having unlimited power, force or authority.
- Synonyms: almighty, all-powerful
- Coordinate terms: omnipresent, all-present; omniscient, all-knowing
- 1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Enchantress, pages 16–17:
- All the spirits of the elements bowed down before him; but the future was still hidden from his eyes, and Death was omnipotent.Category:English terms with quotations#OMNIPOTENT
- (biologyCategory:en:Biology#OMNIPOTENT) Describing a cell (especially a stem cell) that is capable of developing into any type of cell or forming any type of tissue (also called a totipotent cell).
- Coordinate term: pluripotent
- (archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#OMNIPOTENT) Arrant.
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Translations
Noun
omnipotent (plural omnipotents)Category:English lemmas#OMNIPOTENTCategory:English nouns#OMNIPOTENTCategory:English countable nouns#OMNIPOTENTCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with entries#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with 7 entries#OMNIPOTENT
- An omnipotent being.
Further reading
- “omnipotent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “omnipotent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “omnipotent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from Latin#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#OMNIPOTENT omnipotentem (“almighty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [um.ni.puˈten]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#OMNIPOTENT
- IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [om.ni.poˈtent]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#OMNIPOTENT
Adjective
omnipotent m or f (masculine and feminine plural omnipotents)Category:Catalan lemmas#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Catalan adjectives#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Catalan epicene adjectives#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with entries#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with 7 entries#OMNIPOTENT
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Further reading
- “omnipotent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
- “omnipotent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “omnipotent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “omnipotent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Adjective
omnipotent (neuter omnipotent, plural and definite singular attributive omnipotente)Category:Danish lemmas#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Danish adjectives#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with entries#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with 7 entries#OMNIPOTENT
- omnipotent, almighty
- Synonym: almægtig
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old FrenchCategory:French terms inherited from Old French#OMNIPOTENTCategory:French terms derived from Old French#OMNIPOTENT omnipotent, from. From LatinCategory:French terms derived from Latin#OMNIPOTENT omnipotentem (“almighty”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
omnipotent (feminine omnipotente, masculine plural omnipotents, feminine plural omnipotentes)Category:French lemmas#OMNIPOTENTCategory:French adjectives#OMNIPOTENTCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with entries#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with 7 entries#OMNIPOTENT
Further reading
- “omnipotent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
Learned borrowing from LatinCategory:German terms borrowed from Latin#OMNIPOTENTCategory:German learned borrowings from Latin#OMNIPOTENTCategory:German terms derived from Latin#OMNIPOTENT omnipotēns, omnipotentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɔmnipoˈtɛnt]Category:German terms with IPA pronunciation#OMNIPOTENT
Category:German terms with audio pronunciation#OMNIPOTENTAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: om‧ni‧po‧tent
Adjective
omnipotent (strong nominative masculine singular omnipotenter, not comparable)Category:German lemmas#OMNIPOTENTCategory:German adjectives#OMNIPOTENTCategory:German uncomparable adjectives#OMNIPOTENTCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with entries#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with 7 entries#OMNIPOTENT
- omnipotent
- Synonym: allmächtig
Declension
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Further reading
- “omnipotent” in Duden online
- “omnipotent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Old French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from LatinCategory:Old French terms borrowed from Latin#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Old French learned borrowings from Latin#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Old French terms derived from Latin#OMNIPOTENT omnipotēns (“almighty”). By surface analysis, omni- + potentCategory:Old French terms prefixed with omni-#POTENT.
Adjective
omnipotent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular omnipotent or omnipotente)Category:Old French lemmas#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Old French adjectives#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with entries#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with 7 entries#OMNIPOTENT
- omnipotent
- 13th century, Unknown, La Vie de Saint Laurent, page 13, column 2, line 30:
- car tu es Deu omnipotentCategory:Old French terms with quotations#OMNIPOTENT
- because you are the omnipotent God
Descendants
- French: omnipotent
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from Latin#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Romanian terms derived from Latin#OMNIPOTENT omnipotēns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌom.ni.poˈtent/Category:Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation#OMNIPOTENT
- Hyphenation: om‧ni‧po‧tent
Adjective
omnipotent m or n (feminine singular omnipotentă, masculine plural omnipotenți, feminine and neuter plural omnipotente)Category:Romanian lemmas#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Romanian adjectives#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with entries#OMNIPOTENTCategory:Pages with 7 entries#OMNIPOTENT
- omnipotent
- Synonym: atotputernic
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative | indefinite | omnipotent | omnipotentă | omnipotenți | omnipotente | |||
| definite | omnipotentul | omnipotenta | omnipotenții | omnipotentele | ||||
| genitive- dative | indefinite | omnipotent | omnipotente | omnipotenți | omnipotente | |||
| definite | omnipotentului | omnipotentei | omnipotenților | omnipotentelor | ||||
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References
- “omnipotent”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025