archetypal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑːkɪtaɪpəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɑɹkɪtaɪpəl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English archetype Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English archetypal From archetype + -al.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to an archetype.
In 1928 [Martin] Heidegger succeeded [Edmund] Husserl to take a chair at Freiburg and in his inaugural lecture made a pronouncement that earned him a reputation as an archetypal metaphysician with his claim that our awareness of people as a whole depends on our experience of dread in the face of nothingness.
2014 April 12, Michael Inwood, “Martin Heidegger: the philosopher who fell for Hitler [print version: Hitler's philosopher]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review), London, page R11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most archetypal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more archetypal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (13)
pt arquetípico (of or pertaining to an archetype) · pl archetypiczny (of or pertaining to an archetype) · pl archetypowy (of or pertaining to an archetype) · fr archétypal (of or pertaining to an archetype) · fi arkkityyppinen (of or pertaining to an archetype) · nl archetypisch (of or pertaining to an archetype) · de archetypisch (of or pertaining to an archetype) · fr archétypique (of or pertaining to an archetype) · hu archetipikus (of or pertaining to an archetype) · es arquetípico (of or pertaining to an archetype) · ca arquetípic (of or pertaining to an archetype) · ka არქეტიპული (of or pertaining to an archetype) · it archetipale (of or pertaining to an archetype)