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politicus

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós); corresponding to politiek-icus. First attested in 1629.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpoːˈli.ti.kʏs/
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  • Hyphenation: po‧li‧ti‧cus

Noun

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politicus m (plural politici, diminutive politicusje n, feminine politica)

  1. politician
    Synonym: politieker
    De politicus hield een toespraak tijdens de campagne.
    The politician delivered a speech during the campaign.
    De politici debatteerden over verschillende maatschappelijke kwesties.
    The politicians debated various social issues.
    De jonge politica is een veelbelovend lid van het parlement.
    The young politician is a promising member of the parliament.

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: politikus
  • Indonesian: politikus, politisi

Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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polīticus (feminine polītica, neuter polīticum, adverb polīticē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative polīticus polītica polīticum polīticī polīticae polītica
genitive polīticī polīticae polīticī polīticōrum polīticārum polīticōrum
dative polīticō polīticae polīticō polīticīs
accusative polīticum polīticam polīticum polīticōs polīticās polītica
ablative polīticō polīticā polīticō polīticīs
vocative polītice polītica polīticum polīticī polīticae polītica

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • politicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • politicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • politicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • politicus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016