politikus
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch politicus, from Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).
Pronunciation
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Noun
politikus (plural politici)
- politician
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós, “of citizens or the state”).[1] With -ikus ending.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpolitikuʃ]
- Hyphenation: po‧li‧ti‧kus
- Rhymes: -uʃ
Noun
politikus (plural politikusok)
- politician
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | politikus | politikusok |
| accusative | politikust | politikusokat |
| dative | politikusnak | politikusoknak |
| instrumental | politikussal | politikusokkal |
| causal-final | politikusért | politikusokért |
| translative | politikussá | politikusokká |
| terminative | politikusig | politikusokig |
| essive-formal | politikusként | politikusokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | politikusban | politikusokban |
| superessive | politikuson | politikusokon |
| adessive | politikusnál | politikusoknál |
| illative | politikusba | politikusokba |
| sublative | politikusra | politikusokra |
| allative | politikushoz | politikusokhoz |
| elative | politikusból | politikusokból |
| delative | politikusról | politikusokról |
| ablative | politikustól | politikusoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | politikusé | politikusoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | politikuséi | politikusokéi |
| Possessive forms of politikus | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | politikusom | politikusaim |
| 2nd person sing. | politikusod | politikusaid |
| 3rd person sing. | politikusa | politikusai |
| 1st person plural | politikusunk | politikusaink |
| 2nd person plural | politikusotok | politikusaitok |
| 3rd person plural | politikusuk | politikusaik |
Related terms
- politika
- politizál
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian words ending in -ikus
References
- politikus in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
- politikus in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay politikus borrowing Dutch politicus, from Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).
- Derogatory sense is related to rebracketing to poli- (“many”) + tikus (“rat”) or politik (“politics”) + tikus (“rat”) and generally negative association of rat in European culture.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [po.liˈti.kʊs]
- Hyphenation: po‧li‧ti‧kus
Noun
politikus (first-person possessive politikusku, second-person possessive politikusmu, third-person possessive politikusnya)
- politician
- (derogatory, slang) corrupt politician.
Synonyms
- politisi
Related terms
- apolitis
- politik
- politis
- politisi
Descendants
- → Malay: politikus
Further reading
- “politikus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Dutch politicus, from Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós). First attested directly as politicus in the Kitab Vortaro in 1923.[1]
The derogatory sense of this word is derived from another word, tikus (“mouse”), implying that the mentioned politician is a coward.
Noun
politikus (Jawi spelling ڤوليتيکوس, plural politikus-politikus, informal 1st possessive politikusku, 2nd possessive politikusmu, 3rd possessive politikusnya)
- a politician
- Synonym: ahli politik
- (derogatory, politics, slang) a corrupt or unpopular politician
Related terms
- polikatak (“frog politician, a politician who jumps to another party”) (neologism, derogatory)
References
- Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 254
Further reading
- “politikus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.