potentat
Danish
Etymology
From French potentat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /potəntaːt/, [pʰotˢənˈtˢæːˀd̥]
Noun
potentat c (singular definite potentaten, plural indefinite potentater)
- potentate
Inflection
Declension of potentat
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | potentat | potentaten | potentater | potentaterne |
genitive | potentats | potentatens | potentaters | potentaternes |
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
potentat m (plural potentats)
- potentate (a powerful leader)
Further reading
- “potentat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- tapotent
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian potentato.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔ.tɛnˈtaːt/
Noun
potentat m (plural potentati)
- potentate
Related terms
- impotenti
- impotenza
- potenti (putent)
- potenza
- potenzjal
- potenzjali
- potenzjalità
- potenzjalment
- potestattiv
- potestà
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French potentat, from Latin potentātus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpɔːtɛnˈtaːt/, /ˈpɔːtɛntaːt/
Noun
potentat
- (hapax, Late Middle English) potentate
Usage notes
The usual word for "potentate" in Middle English is potestat.
Descendants
- English: potentate
References
- “potentāt, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French potentat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔˈtɛn.tat/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛntat
- Syllabification: po‧ten‧tat
Noun
potentat m pers (feminine potentatka)
- potentate, magnate, tycoon, mogul
- Synonym: baron
Declension
Declension of potentat
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | potentat | potentaci |
genitive | potentata | potentatów |
dative | potentatowi | potentatom |
accusative | potentata | potentatów |
instrumental | potentatem | potentatami |
locative | potentacie | potentatach |
vocative | potentacie | potentaci |
Further reading
- potentat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- potentat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French potentat.
Noun
potentat m (plural potentați)
- potentate
Declension
Declension of potentat
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) potentat | potentatul | (niște) potentați | potentații |
genitive/dative | (unui) potentat | potentatului | (unor) potentați | potentaților |
vocative | potentatule | potentaților |